I CAN'T AFFORD TO FEED MY STATUS SYMBOL
THE SAD PLIGHT OF IRELAND'S ABANDONED HORSES
During Ireland's boom years, thousands of people bought horses as a status symbol. But with the economy in crisis, many owners can't afford to keep them. Some 20,000 abandoned horses are roaming Ireland and could face starvation this winter.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0HZRCpJsWp0eDTKd_bdBNNb5FLIXPIhAzoF28G8PBABz_HqeW0nJQmNrKGqzQgWZkrKDm8ZEupHt-SO3cN9SlO1dQAcDWbLQ38TEpm1xYW3Ck68-GVLUMUHKT57ZK9t4mC87UQ/s400/image-153262-galleryV9-knca.jpg)
BIZARRE AND SAD. I heard about this at Thanksgiving.
MORE: SPIEGEL
During Ireland's boom years, thousands of people bought horses as a status symbol. But with the economy in crisis, many owners can't afford to keep them. Some 20,000 abandoned horses are roaming Ireland and could face starvation this winter.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0HZRCpJsWp0eDTKd_bdBNNb5FLIXPIhAzoF28G8PBABz_HqeW0nJQmNrKGqzQgWZkrKDm8ZEupHt-SO3cN9SlO1dQAcDWbLQ38TEpm1xYW3Ck68-GVLUMUHKT57ZK9t4mC87UQ/s400/image-153262-galleryV9-knca.jpg)
BIZARRE AND SAD. I heard about this at Thanksgiving.
MORE: SPIEGEL
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Blog Home