Mounted Police

[Clive K]

Well, I think one place where "you can stop" is horse racing. The friend, I mentioned who, as a civilian, drove the police van to Cheltenham races told me that an insider told him that horses are put down when they could be saved after a fall because if there's a chance they might recover and,of course it's not guaranteed, then the insurance won't pay out. Around 200 horses are killed each year and an unknown number killed in training because they don't make the grade. In the Middle East they have camel racing. I won't outline a whole load more abuses in the horse-racing industry but that death toll is bad enough on its own.

Zoos have a mixed picture because,these days, here in the UK at least, they pay an important role in saving endangered species. This isn't the case in many other countries which is why so many end up here in rehab /rescue centres.I just happen to hear a fact about orcas the other day. In the wild there is no recorded incident of one attacking, let alone killing, a swimmer/diver but plenty when they are held in pools in places like SeaWorld.As of November 28th. last year there have been at least 180 orca deaths in captivity, not including 30 miscarried or still-born calves. SeaWorld holds 18 orcas in its three parks in the United States. At least 44 have died.

On the other hand I don't see a problem with sheep dogs. I watch the trials and ,imo, the dogs clearly enjoy what they're doing. Assistance dogs are fine. Not much to say about the Shire horses used in fields in days gone by and so-called draught horses.

You mentioned cat and dog breeding. Cruelty to be found there too, with some breeds especially those with 'flat-faces'.

Crufts to introduce 'health entry requirements' for flat-faced breeds from 2025 - Dogs Today Magazine

Crufts 2025 will see the introduction of health-related entry requirements for some brachycephalic breeds, the Kennel Club has announced.

dogstodaymagazine.co.uk

It's a mixed bag and both you and I can give examples to support our view and I don't wholly disagree with what you say.

I agree about horse racing, and dog racing as well. In the latter case the greyhounds and whippets are often discarded in their later lives or after injury.

 

[tijuana taxi]

Used to know a recently retired Met mounted copper who first told me where their horses had their female anatomy... And that people generally treated the horses with a lot lore respect than they did the officers on their backs.

The old one about the only animal with a **** halfway up its back.
I was surprised to see that ACAB is also used in Europe, seen it sprayed up in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany.

 

[Nod]

That's the one.

 

[JohnC6]

That's the one.

I prefer this one sprayed/painted on a wall somewhere in this country.

"I don't care too much for the police"

If I'd seen it, I'd have written underneath it...." I'm sorry you feel like that"

 

[swanseamale47]

Non mounted police have a saying/joke about mounted police. It goes... "which animal has it's **** in the middle of it's back?" Answer. "A police horse". You can guess the missing word, it's not for the less sensitive members.

 

[Nod]

Non mounted police have a saying/joke about mounted police. It goes... "which animal has it's **** in the middle of it's back?" Answer. "A police horse". You can guess the missing word, it's not for the less sensitive members.

Mounted plod tell the same joke.

 

[Erty]

I used to do re-enactment and some of the horses involved with that are ex-police ones. They were huge. They seemed to like barging people about by stepping sideways into them and didn't seem phased by people bashing swords nearby. When you get a horse wanting to be where you are there is nothing you can do to stop it.

 

[Garry Edwards]

I used to do re-enactment and some of the horses involved with that are ex-police ones. They were huge. They seemed to like barging people about by stepping sideways into them and didn't seem phased by people bashing swords nearby. When you get a horse wanting to be where you are there is nothing you can do to stop it.

Barging is normal, but normally unwanted, horse behaviour, they are easily trained to do it and easily stopped from doing it - a VERY gentle finger touch moves them away, very easy for people who know how to do it. You clearly don't, which is fair enough.

 

[Garry Edwards]

I've deleted several posts that were both off-topic and becoming unpleasant, that conversation is now over

 

[Erty]

Barging is normal, but normally unwanted, horse behaviour, they are easily trained to do it and easily stopped from doing it - a VERY gentle finger touch moves them away, very easy for people who know how to do it. You clearly don't, which is fair enough.

Absolutely. Horses are strange animals that don't have proper controls like motorbikes. Even if I knew how, I had a sword in my hand at the time and wanted to keep it away from horse.

 

[Garry Edwards]

Absolutely. Horses are strange animals that don't have proper controls like motorbikes. Even if I knew how, I had a sword in my hand at the time and wanted to keep it away from horse.

I think that they do have proper controls, it's just that the ones on bikes are so obvious that even I can understand them