New year, new country - Brooke expands into Mexico
Brooke has launched a new project in Mexico to help horses working in a refuse and recycling centre in San Martin, Puebla State. The horses are some of the most vulnerable of the 12.8 million working equine animals in Mexico.
Horses, donkeys and mules in Mexico are used for agriculture, construction, mining, tourism and transport, and they are supporting the lives of people by helping them to earn a living. But despite this, there is little support for people to effectively care for their animals. The San Martin Equine Welfare Project sees the Brooke working with local organisation Fundación Dejando Huella to help around 200 horses working at the main refuse and recycling site in the city of San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida.
Helping working horses in Mexico
The Brooke has launched a new project in Mexico to help horses working in a refuse and recycling centre in San Martin, Puebla State. The horses are some of the most vulnerable of the 12.8 million working equines.
The team is still studying the area to find out what the main welfare problems are, but from early observations these are bit and harness lesions, poor hoof condition and bad body condition. The project will mostly focus on improving and increasing the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the horse owners and the animal health providers that work at the site, so they can create a long lasting environment of good welfare.
"We’re so pleased to be expanding into Mexico during 2016. We did a lot of research to learn where our work would benefit the most working equines, and this could be the start of a bigger project. There are millions more horses, donkeys and mules in Mexico so I’m excited to see where this takes us.”
To find out more about Brooke’s work in Mexico, keep track of our Facebook page this month, which is focusing on the project.
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