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At Wetnose we are always so busy in the Wetnose shop, writing newsletters, visiting rescue centres and finding out about needy animal
s there is so little time to tell you about everything ! But in this section you can find out more about just what the Wetnose animal aid team and all our supporters and rescue friends have been up to.The non-profit organisation Wetnose in Norfolk is calling for more knitters!
We have patterns for cats and dogs and all donations are sent to needy animals all over the world. So if you're handy with needles why not give Dog Coats and Blankets a try?
Email us or pop your works of art in the post !
“Kill your speed not my steed”
Wetnose Animal Aid has launched a Campaign to remind everybody using our roads especially in rural area’s, to be aware that more horses are being injured and killed on our roads because of speeding drivers.
Andrea Gamby-Boulger founder of Wetnose says” I know a lady called Kate who was walking with her horse along a fairly quiet road that had a few bends in it , and from no where, this car came flying around this corner and “bang” the car went straight into Kate and her horse!
Kate luckily had passed out but had a broken sternum, nose and a couple of ribs, her horse had its back leg ripped off completely and had to be put down before it bled to death.
Thankfully Kate is still riding her new horse and is on the mend, but it’s not fair that so many animals are being killed on our busy roads, deer, hedgehogs, foxes, pheasants, dogs, cats and of course horses.”
We must all be more aware of animals on our roads, and that includes lorry drivers with air brakes, we don’t OWN the road we share it. So please slow down for horses, they are very sensitive animals and scare easily.
Will nearly 4.3 million people enjoying horse riding every year, that’s still a lot of horses on our roads, most horse riders do wear yellow jackets and proper protection and ride in single file; and if it’s getting dark they wear lights on their boots in the winter months. All riders know the roads are dangerous and do take care, it’s about time our drivers did the same.
Wetnose for the last 10 years has raised money to give funds to Rescue Centres in the UK and abroad, we should all be more careful when driving on our busy roads.
Remember stay on course, don’t hurt my horse! Go to Rethink the Horse Tax website
Below you can watch a clip of Wetnose on a visit (June 09) to see Sara Tuppen from the Horse Refuge Centre in Kent introducing herself and her horses.
The stories of these poor horses is unbelievable, most have been so badly beaten they’ll never be ridden again and one little pony had to have half his face reconstructed and will never go near people again, but he now has a little friend to keep him company.
