Uncle Brian

HI, I can personally assure you the 3 Comtois were NOT I repeat categorically NOT, taken for slaughter to Italy or anywhere else. 2 are still in France and 1 is residing in luxury in Essex. The horse in Essex was in need of extensive and expensive veterinary treatment due to an injury prior to collection, this has been paid for by the new owner, a young girl who is working all the hours god sends to cover the costs. How do I know this to be true? I personally collected the 3 of them.The collection was for and on behalf of an organisation which is based and fundraises in the Uk and has people on the ground in various areas of France,and the terms and conditions applied to the purchase of the 3 ponies(?) is the same formula they always use and has been implemented for some time. As for the transport of horses and ponies,please DO NOT think all horse transporters are the same any ponies / horses i transport quite often travel better than most peoples own ! Bearing in mind on some trips I can transport 16 horses in one load,and many being high value £30,000 polo ponies, I ensure my charges are fed and watered as required by law (and more) and they are rested in lairage during each 24 hour period. The 3 in question had 2x 8 hour rest periods before the stop in France, and the Essex 1 had an additional 3 DAYS before heading for the UK. Inhumane transport of horses and ponies sould be banned totally along with other livestock,but most of us are conscientious and caring individuals. In fact if I had a tenner for each ,call, letter,e-mail or other form of thanks i wouldn't need to work for quite some time ! Finally I don't think HM Customs and excise would have called us in to remove the 24 various equines crammed into one French truck,loose boxed,if we were as bad as him ! And yes he was banned from transporting any livestock into,within, or out of the UK PS, "Uncle Brian" is what i refer to myself to the "passengers" as in "come on let Uncle Brian sort you out with some hay (whatever) " also used by some happy owners when they  contact me,"Bella says thanks to Uncle Brian for looking after her" Hope your cause goes well and you integrate with other groups playing a similar role.But please lets all work together to save them and not fight over who gets them.