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By: The Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare A Solid Foundation For An Equine Bill of Rights « enlightened horsemanship through touch

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By: enlightenedhorsemanship

enlightenedhorsemanship — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:55:15 +0000

Jeezoman folks. I re-read my above response and I didn’t mean to say what I said: I meant that my insanely optimistic and unrealistic goal for a Bill of Rights project was that it have the IMPETUS of something like the Declaration of Independence or the original Bill of Rights.
Not that I want to be all those dudes rolled into one.
See? I need sleep.

By: enlightenedhorsemanship

enlightenedhorsemanship — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:53:00 +0000

Kaizen

Thank you. Here in the states, especially among fox hunters, basically the only horse people I know besides Tellington TTouch Practitioners, animal rights is a four-letter word.

I don’t agree with those who would categorize it as such for the same reasons they do, but I have major qualms about the whole throwing-paint-on-fur-wearers and free-all-the-pets campaigns.

On the on hand, I don’t want anything I write to be associated with that kind of extremism, while on the other, I know in my heart that in all matters, extremism is the foundation upon which all change occurs. We would not have the ERA, or the freedom to associate with people of any race, or any “modern” freedoms at all if not for radical action. So call me a hypocrite if you have to. (I think Shoshin will probably chime in here, and I will deserve it.)

The 5 Freedoms is a great place to start. It’s just that I don’t know where to go from there. I don’t want to be the Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams of Horses all rolled into one, and that’s my insanely optimistic and unrealistic goal for any movement like this. No, I’m not on acid. Everything has to begin somewhere.

I will look up the New Zealand Code in the morning when I’m at least partially sane. I’ve ben writing for work all night! There’s a veritable banquet for thought. Never show the smorgasboard to the fat girl.

I look forward to your contributions on this topic and to our collaboration on many more interesting subjects.

By: Kaizen

Kaizen — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:59:50 +0000

Hi Kim,

Good work writing on this. I know what you mean about the difficulties people seem to have as to whether something is ‘rights’ or ‘welfare’.

I think a great place to start is the 5 Freedoms of Animal Welfare, which started in the U.K. for domestic farm animals. I believe these to be the pertinent matters for domesticated animals, including horses (and basic also, as human welfare issues).

A second place to go for information on a well-considered ‘Code of Recommendations and Minimum Standards for the Welfare of Horses’, a New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries publication – it can be down-loaded or read through here: http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/animal-welfare/codes/horses/index.htm

I hope this adds some food for your thoughts, keep up the good work!

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