I saw a foal yesterday and he looked really skinny and ill...?

Question

he looked about 4 weeks old....all his ribs and hip bones were showing and he was in probably a 7 acre field with his mother and 5 other horses (who were all under weight)...the field was basically dirt and weeds (and it's really hard to get a field down to dirt and weeds where i live) and the fence was flimsy mesh and loose barbed wire. and the water was green, we'd just been into town to get some feed, so we threw them some hay....should we call animal welfare? we don't know who owns them, do you have to know who owns them to call the RSPCA or animal welfare, or just the location of the animal?

Answer 1

DEFINITELY IF THERE IS BARBED WIRE, AND ILL LOOKING UNDERFED HOSRSE!!!!

Answer 2

Yes, if there is not food available, nor clean water - someone needs to be called!  And especially if they are all  underweight!  I hate seeing situations like this ~ horses are dependent on people - and if people purchase them, or breed them, then they need to be responsible!  Kudos to you for doing the right thing and letting someone know!

Answer 3

im pretty sure that you only have to know the location and if you call the ASPCA they will definatley look into it and make sure that everything is ok. calling is definately the right thing to do and you chould get ahold of the ASPCA as soon as possible!

hope i could help. good luck:)

Answer 4

No, just give them a call with the address and whatever other information you have, and they should take care of it. The SPCA are usually quick to respond to such instances, unlike animal control.

Answer 5

I would definitly call animal control to see if they will help them.  Be very careful if you are giving them feed.  The probably aren't used to it and they could colic.  Just give them some hay.  I hope they get help soon and that awesome that you care enough to try and help them!  We need more people like you in the world and there would not be near as many horses starving!

Answer 6

Thats TERRIBLE! Call RSPCA or Animal Welfare. Either way get those horses out of there! Poor little foal. HANG IN THERE LITTLE GUY!

Answer 7

That definately sounds like a neglect case. You don't have to know anything about the animals except that they are being neglected/mistreated to call the RSPCA or any other welfare organization. You could even call your local police. I would suggest calling someone as soon as possible.

Answer 8

no but then I dont know about Australia and proper protocol, Id say if you know who to call then yes.

Sup? how are things?

Answer 9

RSPCA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

Answer 10

It shouldn't matter about the owner's name, those horses need medical attention if they are underweight/ill. They may be very sick and have worms also. So yes, call the RSPCA or animal welfare.

Answer 11

I would definitly call the animal welfare people. If the field really is as bad as you say, the foal needs to be out of there as soon as possible. The foal is probably the most vunerable of the lot, seeing as it is still young.Seriously, call animal welfare. You may not have another chance! And by the way, no, you do not have to know the owner of the horses.

Good luck, and please, this comming from a fellow horse lover, don't let the horses stay in the paddock much longer!

Answer 12

RSPCA will find out who they belong to for themselves - you just give them the location and they will deal with it.

Answer 13

yep ring RSPCA they'll know what to do i can give you the NSW RSPCA Number:

Enquiries and Cruelty reports

Phone: [phone]

Emergencies (only)

Phone: [phone]

RSPCA NSW Head Office

Mailing Address:  

PO Box 34

Yagoona  

NSW 2199

If you want to send an e-mail here is the link towards the e-mail :)

http://www.rspcansw.org.au/contact_us

GOODLUCK!

p.s. My mum use to work for RSPCA / WIRES and said there was always cases like this everynow and again.

Goodluck

Answer 14

I would call the spca or animal wefare with a young colt and several grown horses they arn't going to get any better they will get worse no you do not need to know the owner of the animals they could posibly be abandond i saw horses right down the road from my place that were in very poor condition and tried to get in contact ith there owner and couldn't and like 3 days later there paster caught on fire and the horses got loose so i caught them and had a starved mare foal donkey and pony on my place i called the sheriff out and animal control and the spca and other organizations got involved but we never found out who owned the horses they were abandond and the spca said they wouldn't have lived for more than another week SO DO SOME THING FOR THESE HORSES BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE

Answer 15

You should ask around to see if you can find out about the owner, if nothing comes up, call animal welfare or RSPCA. It was goo for you to throw it some hey. If  it ate it as soon as you gave it to it, it shows how hungry it really is. The fence is aslo a danger as the horses sound as if they could excape easily. but you need to think about why havn't they excaped if they had the chance to??? they are either well tamed horses, or  scared of trying to. Good luck.

Answer 16

I'm not sure if you have to know who owns them. but it is against the law to treat animals like that. If i were you, i would call RSPCA.

Answer 17

You should even be able to call your local law enforcement agency to have them check on the welfare of the animals.  They should be able to inform the correct agency to help these animals out.  It sounds like neglect and there is no excuse for that if you choose to be an animal owner.  They have to be fed, vaccinated, wormed and have maintenance on their hooves on a regular basis.