END THE UNNECESSARY SUFFERING OF POLICE HORSES IN CANADA
- af: Nancy Slaunwhite
- mottagare: The RCMP, and City of Toronto Police/ Mounted and Police Dog Services
devoted service and occasional unauthorized jaunts, Royal Sun, a 16-year-old crossbreed, unexpectedly died on the job early Sunday morning while patrolling the Entertainment District.The animal tore a major ligament near his leg, causing a leg bone to twist and shatter. Officers rushed him to an equine hospital, but after analyzing X-rays and discussing all options, they made the tough decision to put him down. Royal, as he’s known, was due to retire in two or three years, and Wardle expected he would live six to 10 more on a farm. The sudden loss has left the unit mourning one of its most beloved and longest-serving partners. “
AND THE LIST OF DEATHS GOES ON AND ON THROUGH CANADIAN HISTORY!
WHY DO THESE HORSES HAVE TO DIE?
Throughout history, the Canadian Police forces, RCMP has used horses in its Mounted Unit.
In the large cities in Canada, especially in Downtown Toronto with a population of over 2,615,060 million, Police horses continue to operate.
In fact, Police horses continue to be used not as a legitimate way to “serve and protect” , but as a tourist attraction, and it’s a form of needless cruelty. Horses are not inanimate objects, but living beings, and they’re extremely sensitive to their surroundings. Cities are terrible places for horses, between smog, constant loud noise, hard pavement, and limited space to run free and engage in natural equine behaviors like rolling and playing.
Instead, police horses spend their lives in stables except for when they are on duty, which often require them to share the road with vehicle traffic. It’s dangerous for the horses and their passengers alike; horses may bolt if frightened by something in their environment, and in a collision between a horse and a motor vehicle, the horse is unlikely to fare well. In the winter, horses live in ice, salt, and cold; in the summer, they’re at severe risk of heat stress.
Back in the stables, police horses develop stress behaviors like chewing on themselves, biting handlers, or gnawing at structural components of the stable. Some kick the walls, injuring themselves as they try to express their frustration with the environment. While the RCMP claim their animals are treated well, it’s hard to argue that their living environment is safe and comfortable, or that stress reactions are normal and healthy. Many police horses show signs of stress, like appearing “checked out” on the streets.
There’s no reason to keep using police horses; police horse welfare is a perennial issue and despite the fact that numerous groups have actively lobbied against the continued use of police horses, they continue to be popular attractions.
This is both because the RCMP invest in opposing such campaigns, and because many members of the public don’t know better and aren’t aware that they should demand alternatives. Drivers need to know that they should steer clear of police horses, and why; if you want to do something for the animals this Holiday season, share this article and encourage your friends to do the same. End the demand for police horses, and the RCMP will stop supplying.
PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION BELOW TO END POLICE HORSE SUFFERING IN CANADA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN.
To: City of Toronto Police/ Mounted and Police Dog Services
Phone: 416-808-1700
Fax: 416-808-1702
Unit Commander: Staff Inspector William Wardle
To:
RCMP National Headquarters
Headquarters Building
73 Leikin Drive
Ottawa ON K1A 0R2
Phone
General Inquiries: 613-993-7267
TTY: 613-993-2232
Fax: 613-993-0260
END THE UNNECESSARY SUFFERING OF POLICE HORSES IN CANADA
THE LIST OF DEATHS GOES ON AND ON THROUGH CANADIAN HISTORY!
WHY DO THESE HORSES HAVE TO DIE?
Throughout history, the Canadian Police forces, RCMP has used horses in its Mounted Unit.
In the large cities in Canada, especially in Downtown Toronto with a population of over 2,615,060 million, Police horses continue to operate.
In fact, Police horses continue to be used not as a legitimate way to “serve and protect” , but as a tourist attraction, and it’s a form of needless cruelty. Horses are not inanimate objects, but living beings, and they’re extremely sensitive to their surroundings. Cities are terrible places for horses, between smog, constant loud noise, hard pavement, and limited space to run free and engage in natural equine behaviors like rolling and playing.
Instead, police horses spend their lives in stables except for when they are on duty, which often require them to share the road with vehicle traffic. It’s dangerous for the horses and their passengers alike; horses may bolt if frightened by something in their environment, and in a collision between a horse and a motor vehicle, the horse is unlikely to fare well. In the winter, horses live in ice, salt, and cold; in the summer, they’re at severe risk of heat stress.
There’s no reason to keep using police horses; police horse welfare is a perennial issue and despite the fact that numerous groups have actively lobbied against the continued use of police horses, they continue to be popular attractions.
End the demand for police horses, and the RCMP will stop supplying.
PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION BELOW TO END POLICE HORSE SUFFERING IN CANADA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN.
To: City of Toronto Police/ Mounted and Police Dog Services
Phone: 416-808-1700
Fax: 416-808-1702
Unit Commander: Staff Inspector William Wardle
To:
RCMP National Headquarters
Headquarters Building
73 Leikin Drive
Ottawa ON K1A 0R2
Phone
General Inquiries: 613-993-7267
TTY: 613-993-2232
Fax: 613-993-0260
"Brigadier the Police Horse was killed in 2006. What for? “ To serve and protect”. Unfortunately, present laws provide little protection from those who intentionally harm them and act only as a marginal deterrent. A man deliberately drove his van into the gentle Belgian Cross bringing such grievous injury that the animal had to be destroyed. Incomprehensibly, the only charges the police could lay will bring, at best, a slap on the wrist and minor fine if the man is found guilty. We need stronger laws that provide better protection to these noble animals and give the police the legal means to prosecute for justice. Brigadier deserved at least that much.
Dear Staff Inspector William Wardle, Toronto Police Force,
and the RCMP National Headquarters ,
As a concerned citizen, I demand that the Toronto Police force as well as the RCMP stops the use of Mounted Police Horse Services.
Countless unncessary horse deaths have resulted due to these animals on duty.
We are living in a day and age when the Police forces have the technological capabilities of serving and protecting with the latest gadgets available and this inludes the Police forces equipped with the latest vehicles.
Horses are not inanimate objects, but living beings, and they’re extremely sensitive to their surroundings. Cities are terrible places for horses, between smog, constant loud noise, hard pavement, and limited space to run free and engage in natural equine behaviors like rolling and playing.
Instead, police horses spend their lives in stables except for when they are on duty, which often require them to share the road with vehicle traffic. It’s dangerous for the horses and their rider alike; horses may bolt if frightened by something in their environment, and in a collision between a horse and a motor vehicle, the horse is unlikely to fare well. In the winter, horses live in ice, salt, and cold; in the summer, they’re at severe risk of heat stress.
Back in the stables, police horses develop stress behaviors like chewing on themselves, biting handlers, or gnawing at structural components of the stable. Some kick the walls, injuring themselves as they try to express their frustration with the environment. While the police forces claim their animals are treated well, it’s hard to argue that their living environment is safe and comfortable, or that stress reactions are normal and healthy. Many police horses show signs of stress, like appearing “checked out” on the streets.
Please put a stop to no more Police Horse deaths. There should be no more Brigadier's or Royal Sun's that need to suffer.
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