Animal cruelty accusation at Salzburg fiackers – zackzack.at
Vienna, December 1, 2022 | Animal rights activists from the VGT filmed and observed Fiaker horses all day Monday at the pitches on the Alter Markt in Salzburg’s old town. According to them, the horses were not given any food or water the whole time. There were buckets filled with water, but these were not offered to the horses.
The club will contact the city of Salzburg with its Monday documentation. He sees the horse’s inability to drink as a violation of the Animal Welfare Act. Horses must also be fed three times a day, after which a rest period of one hour is required. By nature, horses graze between twelve and eighteen hours a day
Demand not to extend Fiaker contracts
“In November, the city of Salzburg decided to extend the Fiaker contracts without eliminating the grievances that were uncovered in the summer,” criticized Georg Prinz from the VGT. “Now there are serious grievances again. Where is the official veterinarian who supposedly checks so well?”
The VGT demands a re-evaluation of the contract extension, which was decided under ÖVP mayor Harald Preuner. The extension of the contract is based on the fact that there are no violations of the law by the Fiaker, but this assumption is becoming less and less tenable, according to the VGT in a broadcast.
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