Tourists urged to do their bit for working animals
International veterinarian charity Spana is encouraging holidaymakers to do their homework earlier travelling abroad this yr to assist working animals used inward the tourism industry.
Thousands of donkeys, horses, mules in addition to camels are used to carry tourists on excursions but, despite their relentless difficult work, many holidaymakers study seeing such animals neglected, poorly treated in addition to abused yesteryear their owners.
To assist ameliorate the welfare of these animals, Spana has launched its Holiday Hooves Guide to supply tourists amongst elementary tips on how to select animals that seem good for yous for excursions abroad similar ass rides, horse-and-carriage tours in addition to camel safaris.
The responsible tourism advice every bit good includes information on how people tin plough over notice study beast mistreatment to province tourism boards in addition to foyer for beast welfare legislation.
A survey commissioned yesteryear the charity end yr institute that 22 per cent of British adults who bring been on vacation abroad bring seen animals mistreated during their trip. Of those, the close mutual animals people reported seeing mistreated were donkeys (45 per cent) in addition to horses (35 per cent).
Spana’s veterinarian programme adviser, Laura Higham, said: “Every yr nosotros have countless letters from distressed tourists who bring seen donkeys, horses or camels mistreated or worked inward a wretched status abroad.
“We know that every bit a acre of beast lovers this sense tin plough over notice ruin people’s holidays, particularly if they’ve used an beast for an excursion in addition to and therefore realised it’s inward necessitate of veterinarian treatment. To assist tourists select animals that seem good for yous we’re urging them to read our Holiday Hooves Guide earlier they travel.
“We’re every bit good calling on veterinarian practices to promote our advice to their clients where they can.”
To download or guild the guide, catch www.spana.org/tourism.
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