Tough Times for Romania's Horses: Cart Ban, Hay Shortage Cited

by: Christa Lesté-Lasserre
New transportation laws and a drought-induced hay crisis might be at the root of a recent reversal in equine welfare progress in Romania. More animals are reportedly being abandoned or malnourished than in previous years, according to numerous accounts coming from within the Eastern European nation. Despite the presence of two international animal protection groups in Romania since ...