Irresponsible TV shows

[nia2311]

Am watching Animal 24:7 while I try and recover from this chest infection, and am appalled that YET AGAIN so-called equine experts are shown on daytime TV trying to catch/handle horses without wearing helmets or any other safety gear. The programme today is about 3 horses in very poor condition on inadequate grazing - RSPCA and WHW are trying to round them up so they can be vet-checked. The RSPCA woman states "the horses are not used to being handled/caught, so we will have to be careful," and "the safety of our staff is paramount," so WHY are they not wearing helmets?!?!

This is not the first animal rescue programme to show horses being caught, loaded and handled without a helmet in sight and its getting my goat. In the case of today's programme, one of the horses is a big gypsy cob stallion, so clearly very unpredictable, and I would NOT like a kick from his huge hooves....

Is it too much to ask that expert charities etc called to rescue horses would ensure helmets are kept in their vehicles at all times, and that it would be mandatory for their officers to use proper PPE when working with dangerous and unpredictable animals? What would the HSE have to say if the one of the officers got a boot to the head?!

[minibutmighty]

Very frustrating! Doesn't help either when Katie Price is shown riding her dressage horses hatless either! Setting a very poor example

[nia2311]

Now the stallion is tethered because he keeps escaping - my blood pressure is rising..........

[catkin]

Last year I watched the police and RSPCA round up, catch and then load about 8 gypsy ponies that had been left in a terrible condition in the field opposite me. The list of basic errors was endless but included, no headgear, wrongly fitted headcollars, loads of useless helpers loading the animals, loading the animals on a busy road when the could easily have done it in a layby off a dirt track, etc, etc. I hope the animals are better looked after now, but it was a miracle that none of them nor the loaders were injured.