DRAWING THE LINE CAMPAIGN

That this House congratulates the British Horse Society's Drawing the Line campaign; notes that the campaign aims to tackle indiscriminate breeding in equids and reduce the number of animal welfare cases by increasing awareness through programmes of education; further notes that as of 2007 over 1,000 equids were in the care of charities; recognises that many rescue centres are at full capacity; acknowledges the valuable work that the 180 animal welfare officers of the British Horse Society do to reduce breaches of equine welfare; and calls on the Government to tackle this issue as a matter of urgency.