PLIGHT OF HORSES

Taranaki Daily News, 22 March 1935, Page 5

PLIGHT OF HORSES

SHIPMENT TO SHANGHAI. NO LICENSE FOR RACES. The plight of a draft of trotting horses purchased in New South Wales and Queensland about eight months ago and shipped to Shanghai, where it was proposed to establish a trotting club, is referred to in the North-China Daily News. Officials of the Shanghai Society for the prevention of Cruelty to Animals reported to Dr. Li Ting-an, Commissioner of Public Health of the Government of Greater Shanghai, that inspections revealed a progressive and advanced debility of many of the animals, a condition that was associated with the general lack of care, inadequate and unsuitable food and clothing, and unsatisfactory stabling. It was held that with the advent of cold weather the horses in their condition would be exposed to cruelty. The society’s representatives had been unable to locate the owners of the horses. Dr. Li promised to take the matter up with the Mayor, General Wu Te-chen. The proposal to establish trotting races in Shanghai was welcomed by Australian breeders of trotting horses as a probable remunerative outlet for their stock. The first consignment consisted of about 40 horses, but after their arrival at Shanghai the Chinese authorities refused to grant a license to the syndicate to proceed with the establishment of the sport. The horses were afterwards stabled, awaiting plans for their disposal.