MPs will debate fly grazing on 26 Nov 2013, email your MP!

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MPs will debate fly grazing on 26 November 2013 - please email your MP asking them to speak out for horses! If you have experienced problems caused by fly grazing, please include details in your email so that your MP will know that this problem has affected their constituents directly.

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Subject Line - Fly grazing debate on 26 November

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As you may already know, England and Wales are currently feeling the effects of a ‘horse crisis’. Lowered market values and demand for horses coupled with the increasing costs of caring for a horse have left many owners in a situation where they can neither look after nor sell their horses – leading to an increase in neglect and abandonment. Fly grazing – where horses are left on land without the landowner’s permission – has also become more common across the country.

Equine charities are already full of horses that have been rescued from neglect and abuse – before winter arrives, which is likely to make the situation even worse as horses struggle to cope with harsh weather conditions. Action is desperately needed now.

Fly grazing will be debated in Westminster Hall on 26 November at 2.30pm – please attend and speak at this debate. Wales has recently published a Bill aimed at curbing this problem, but unless England take action as well, it is highly likely that Welsh horses will simply be moved across the border, increasing the pressure on English local authorities, and causing the horses to suffer further. Doing nothing simply cannot be an option for the Government.

With thanks and best wishes