Topic:Animal Rights
Animal rights in relation to horses encompass the ethical considerations and legal frameworks surrounding the treatment and welfare of horses. This topic addresses the standards of care, use, and management of horses in various contexts, including sport, work, and leisure. It explores the balance between human interests and the well-being of horses, focusing on issues such as humane treatment, housing conditions, and the prevention of abuse and neglect. The subject also examines the legislative measures in place to protect horses and the role of advocacy groups in promoting ethical practices. This page aggregates peer-reviewed research studies and scholarly articles that analyze the ethical, legal, and welfare aspects of animal rights as they pertain to horses.
Used like Pawns or Treated like Kings? How Narratives around Racehorse Welfare in the 2023 Grand National May Affect Public Acceptance: An Informed Commentary. The 2023 Grand National steeplechase race was delayed when protesters from the animal rights group, 'Animal Rising', gained access to the course just prior to the race. The international media spotlight was focused on what is already a high-profile event and the social licence of both this race and racing in general was scrutinised. Both at the time and for several days afterwards, the general public was exposed to two different narratives from pro- and anti-racing communities. This paper discusses these perspectives and the potential impact on the general public's relationship with racing. Wh...
Diagnosis of animal abuse: A Brazilian study. Due to their intimate relationship with human beings, animals can experience abuse, especially in the family environment. Research on the variables involved in this topic is scarce in Latin America. The objective of this study was to identify the main types of animal abuse in Brazilian municipalities and to characterize animals and perpetrators in addition to identifying the socioeconomic factors associated with the incidents. The occurrences of animal abuse were analyzed from the records of the Police Station Specialized in Fauna Crimes Investigation Department of the Civil Police of Minas Ge...
[Ethics in Swiss equestrian sports: Is animal welfare adequately implemented?]. Animal welfare in equestrian sports is a very current and important topic for animal right groups as well as for the Swiss association for equestrian sports "Schweizerischer Verband für Pferdesport (SVPS)". The penalty commission "Sanktionskomission (SAKO)" of the SVPS reported only few to none cases of infringements of animal welfare provision on horses at a time in the past few years. This fact was criticised several times by different animal right groups in Switzerland. Therefore a survey was sent in 2017 to 544 active officials (horse show judges) of the SVPS. Overall, 146 answered questi...
Invisible horses: who is responsible? 'The invisible horse' was the central topic discussed at a conference organised by the equine charity World Horse Welfare in London last month. Gill Harris reports.
The “unwanted horse”–a modest proposal. This research paper discusses the responsibility of humans towards animals they own, focusing specifically on the concept of the “unwanted horse”. The author argues that once a human acquires an […]
Considerations on the sphere of application of European Union animal protection legislation for horses. The increasing awareness of animal welfare issues among consumers and the general public in the European Union has brought about the adoption of laws for the protection of production animals throughout the various steps of the food chain, from breeding to slaughter. Considering that horses may be kept for a variety of reasons, including as companion animals and as farm animals, protective legislation in Europe applies to this species only partially. In consistency with the areas of competence of the European Union, it is the purpose of the activity (be it economic/commercial or neither) and no...