The SPCA has responded to at least six cases of horses and ponies being subjected to extreme cruelty in the past six months. One case involved a young pony named Hope, who was forced to pull a cart weighing nearly three times her body weight. The SPCA highlights the need for systemic change and proposes solutions like permitting systems, regular welfare checks, and owner training to prevent further exploitation.
Over the past six months, the SPCA has intervened in at least six distressing cases of horses and ponies being subjected to extreme cruelty.
In Kensington, a young pony named Hope, weighing just 360 kilograms, was being forced to pull a cart loaded with an engineless vehicle and four passengers. The combined weight of the cart and vehicle reached 990 kilograms, nearly three times Hope's own body weight.The Cape of Good Hope SPCA's Belinda Abraham said these incidents highlighted systemic exploitation, that demanded urgent attention and collective action.
"Aside from the suffering caused by the heavy loads these ponies were pulling, the neglect they lived with daily was very apparent in their physical condition because they were all underweight and had very neglected hooves as well.
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