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A bitter sweet welcome
Among 16 rescued equines, only 7 survive
It was a bittersweet welcome last month when we greeted sixteen newly rescued equines at our donkey sanctuary. Sweet because we love to take care of needy equines, but bitter because they were in such a bad state. Sadly, nine did not survive. They arrived with irreparable injuries, or were simply too weak to make it.
The seven surviving equines are doing well. Some of them are blind, others are lame, and all are constantly hungry. We are happy to be able to provide them with good facilities, and a well deserved retirement. Welcome Chuck, Silver, June, Kyle, Chandani, Kusha and Lava!
"Have a heart and stop the abuse"
“Please stop the abuse against equines working in brick factories. They do not deserve a life like this. Hire humans to work not equines, don’t just look at money. Have a heart and stop all this abuse.” – Sita Pun
“If you have animals working for you, it is your job to make sure they are in good health at least. I hope government will activate some projects to monitor health and hygiene.” – Sidhanta Shrestha
“Giving torture to such innocent animal is the example of cruelty…need to stop right now…” – Hema Gurung
These were some of the comments among the over 130,000 signatures collected in just two weeks to stop equine abuse in Nepal’s brick factories. The petition was posted by Animal Nepal on Care2.com to raise awareness about the grave abuse by some owners.
The petition was handed over to Mr Mahendra Bahadur Chitrakar, President of the Federation of Nepal Brick Industries, on May 12, 2013. The Federation of Brick Industries is committed to promoting a responsible industry, and has taken a strong stance against child labour.
Animal abuse is a new theme for the industry, explained Mr Chitrakar, who has agreed to discuss the issue with the members.
The petition is directed to the Ministers of Agriculture, Finance and Industries, who will receive the petition next week.
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