Concern more horses being given up over rising costs
An Oxfordshire animal welfare charity says its Burford site is taking in 20 to 30 horses a month.
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"There's no grass, very little hay. I've started getting an increase in requests and I can only imagine it'll get higher with the cost of living."
— Freya Long , Other
"It all adds up. We are finding, unfortunately, that people are contacting us because they can't financially look after their horses anymore."
— Vicki Alford , Other
"We absolutely encourage this, we want people to come to us..........before their horses get too far down the line."
— Vicki Alford , Other
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An Oxfordshire animal welfare charity says its Burford site is taking in 20 to 30 horses a month.
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