Almost there…
February 9, 2009
The OBP Horse Welfare Committee met again on Thursday 5th February, and both ARC and Wet Nose were represented. The meeting that ensued resulted in several resolutions from a positive interaction:
1.Pricing of the horses has been set very reasonably, which will enable us to spend money where it belongs – on the horses – and offer very attractive adoption fees. In addition, very reasonable terms of payment have been set which will enable all the welfare organisations to secure sustainable adoptive homes before payment becomes due. This will enable us to foster horses until permanent homes can be found. Thanks is due to OBP for making all of this possible, and it goes a long way towards establishing that the welfare of the horses is their primary consideration.
2.We have an undertaking that we will receive photographs of the 29 horses as soon as certain security issues can be satisfied, and we will provide OBP with a list of information criteria from all the welfare organisations so that when the pictures are released, those wishing to adopt horses can make informed decisions. We expect the pictures by the end of this week, and there is a list of the horses which will be enhanced with the new information. Having set up all the information criteria this time, the next time a batch of horses is released, we will receive information earlier
3.We will be standardising the adoption policies, applications and contracts this week so that there is consistency across all the welfare organisations.
More as soon as we have it!
Derek
ARC
