Help stop the suffering of carriage horses in Aegina
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#1
The horses suffer. The burden is too heavy, the heat too great, and there is a lack of nurturing and care. There is no reason for an animal to suffer so that humans can have fun.Andrea Olk (Wetter/Ruhr, 2023-08-10)
#2
To save the horses from suffering.Angelika Miltiadis (Aegina, Egina 180 10, Greece, 2023-08-10)
#7
Working animals need to be looked after properly and regulations enforced. At the very leastLouisa O'Brien (CHELTENHAM, 2023-08-10)
#8
This is disgusting. Greece needs to realise that the mistreatment of animals is noted around the world and cited as a reason some tourists will no longer visit.Lucienne Brown (London, 2023-08-10)
#9
I want to end this cruelty!!Janine Bernaards (Heerlen, 2023-08-10)
#11
It is a disgrace what happens to these animals. Greece is supposed to be the cradle of civilisation. A measure of civilisation is how it treats it's weaker members. You can't get much weaker than these horses.ROD LAIRD (London, 2023-08-10)
#15
I care about these poor horses. They deserve a better life.Natasja Hellenthal (Vagia, Aegina, 2023-08-10)
#16
This is animal crueltyJanet Smith (Sittingbourne, 2023-08-10)
#17
They suffer silently... 😢Martina Seidel (Regensburg, 2023-08-10)
#22
There is no justification for treating any animal this way.David Smith (Cirencester, 2023-08-10)
#23
I’m against the over working of these poor beasts and the conditions in which they are keptSimon Willson-White (Chedworth, 2023-08-10)
#26
TierquälereiKatrin Achek (Berlin, 2023-08-10)
#29
It is unacceptable and barbaric to have the horses suffering from the heat and exhaustion for some tourists to "live their myth in Greece"Manos Krokos (Athens, 2023-08-10)
#30
We have no right to exploit any living being..and yet when we do we very often treat them without kindness or care…the horses on Aigina (and all over the world) deserve freedom and a life of choice and dignityToby Brown (High Wycombe, 2023-08-10)
#31
Horses shouldn't be subjected to standing all day in the heat and pulling carriages on asphalt so that tourists can satisfy a romantic fantasy.Susan Raphael (Aegina, 2023-08-10)
#32
I love Aegina so much and I don't want any cruelty on animals going on on this beautiful island.Christina Strobl (Vienna, 2023-08-10)
#34
End this horrific cruelty!Lucy May (Oxford, 2023-08-10)
#35
These horses deserve a life.....Erik Rooze (Aegina, 2023-08-10)
#36
Animals have no voice to stand up against cruel treatment. But we all have a voice and can become active and stand up against animal cruelty.Pia Anpanema (Innsbruck, 2023-08-10)
#37
Horses are suffering and it’s unsettling. Needs to stop, tourists can find other ways to explore.Julia Crute (Melbourne, 2023-08-10)
#38
This is cruel and senseless. It has to stop!Isabella Rodziewicz (Leicester, 2023-08-10)
#41
It’s unbearably cruelRebecca Lori (Leeds, 2023-08-10)
#42
We must stop being cruel to other beingsC McLaren (St. Austell, 2023-08-10)
#44
I am signing because horses are sentient beings. They are loyal to us, have helped man with tasks forever but they are not just tools.If you don’t look after something you need to undertake your work it becomes unreliable and breaks down.
People won’t take trips on these horses and you have no business.
Rebecca Henderson (Worcester, 2023-08-10)
#47
Save the horses from sufferingSue Mac Dougall (Taurangan, 2023-08-11)
#49
Animals are not slaves. They are constantly abused and they are in pain. ALL animals should be free. It's 2023 we don't have to use horses!!Melike Dirikoç (Istanbul, 2023-08-11)
#50
Horses should not be exploitedsandra kalamaras (Aegina, 2023-08-11)
#51
It is no ok, doing this to any animal! Stopp doing this to horses! It is tortur, cruelity and not right!Bianca Trebitsch (Wolfurt, 2023-08-11)
#52
I have been a frequent visitor to Aegina and have always been apalled by the working conditions of the horses in the relentless heat, having to draw a carriage full of overweight, uncaring tourists who think they go for a fun ride. It is definitely no fun for the horses!Inge Wucherpfennig (Braunschweig, 2023-08-11)
#53
It is not right.Tara Orlanes (London, 2023-08-11)
#56
It’s imperative that horses in the island of Aegina should be treated with respect and care.EMMANOUIL KOMNINOS (ΑΘΗΝΑ, 2023-08-11)
#57
No animals should suffer. We should treat all animals with love and kindness, or not have anything to do with them at all.Blythe Crichton (Prestwick, 2023-08-11)
#58
Tiere sind Lebewesen wie wir auch! Ich finde es schrecklich das Menschen sich anmaßen sie so schlecht zu behandeln! Das ist ein absolutes No go!!!!!Anita Nichols (Rockenberg, 2023-08-11)
#68
I am signing this petition because silence doesn’t solve problems and this behavior to animals must be stoppedMaria Kati (Athens, 2023-08-11)
#70
Barbara KirchnerBarbara Kirchner (Dreieich, Deutschland, 2023-08-11)
#74
Hello everyone, this is a slight side-step from our usual issue. There's a big problem in Aegina regarding the treatment of the carriage horses, particularly in the heatwaves, but not only. ISuzanne Wingfields (Athens, 2023-08-11)
#75
Animals are not here for us but with us. Leave them alone. They are not our subservients.Adrian Wright (Nottingham, 2023-08-11)
#76
No animal should suffer like this. WickedHelen Durant (Poole Dorset, 2023-08-11)
#77
I feel compassion for these horses and it saddens me that no thought is given to their suffering, that their welfare needs are not being met and they are used purely to support the tourist industry.Barbara Read (London, 2023-08-11)
#82
I Love animalsBirgit Goldberg (Springe, 2023-08-12)
#83
The way those horses are treated is not acceptable. Please let them live a better life!Pauline Martinez (Bottmingen, 2023-08-12)
#86
They have no choice to carry all that weight.Valerie Taylor (Kendal, 2023-08-12)
#87
I am against animal crueltyMelanie Pein (Hamburg, 2023-08-12)
#88
Animals should not be used in this way.Kay Lawrence (Ilford, 2023-08-12)
#89
It's awful people are putting profit over the horses wellbeingSandra Luby (London, 2023-08-12)
#91
I love animalsSylvia Repitz (Vienna, 2023-08-12)
#92
Wir müssen aufhören, andere Lebewesen zu misshandeln!Alexandra Lechner (Hall in Tirol, 2023-08-12)
#94
Animals are not here for us to use as we please.Olesya Cheetham (Millom, 2023-08-12)
#95
This is appalling to the animals welfareCarol Wood (LONDON, 2023-08-13)
#96
Horses should not be used for tourists or any kind of carriageNoula Kay (Melbourne, 2023-08-13)
#97
it is just dreadful to allow this to happenLinda Tapsell (GILLINGHAM, 2023-08-13)
#100
Im signing because it is outrageous that the horses are forced to live in sub standard conditions. This country is a non stop disgrace for us.Anna Davala (Athens, 2023-08-13)
#105
Animals deserve to be well treated and cared for as the feeling sentient creatures they are.Paul Smith (Stranraer, 2023-08-13)
#107
The horses are sufferingRuna Strand (Larvik, 2023-08-14)
#110
This is completely unacceptable to have horses suffering like thatJoanne donoghue (Prosperous, 2023-08-14)
#113
I love animalsPetra Berki (Vienna, 2023-08-14)
#114
Es macht mich unendlich traurig,dass Menschen so kalt und gleichgültig zu Lebewesen sind die ihnen auch noch treu und ergeben dienen.Ich wünsche diesen Menschen die so etwas tun nichts Gutes!!!!!
Gabi Ritter (Leimen, 2023-08-14)
#115
This animal torture is a crime and should be I permanently stopped by the authoritiesCarolyn Green (Crediton, 2023-08-14)
#116
Horses should not be exploited, forced to carry heavy loads in extreme heat. The horses shown in photos here are painfully thin and clearly not well cared for. Shameful.Laura Carter (London, 2023-08-14)
#117
Horses should not serve humans and suffer. They deserve freedom like we all do.Dora Hargitai (London, 2023-08-14)
#118
Animals have a right of a good life too.Linda Schmidtmann (Remscheid, 2023-08-15)
#120
I am against all animal crueltyFiona Stewart (poole, 2023-08-15)
#121
Horses shouldn’t be treated this wayMichelle Round (Barrow-in-furness, 2023-08-15)
#122
This is sickening abuse of animals and it is totally unacceptable.Kristine Wilson (Norwich, 2023-08-15)
#123
I’m signing because I care about all life on this planet and humans need to start to respect animals nowKeith Higgs (Salisbury, 2023-08-15)
#125
This is CRIMINALSusan Mitchell (Avon, 2023-08-16)
#132
It‘s a shame!Dorothea Matušek (Haag I.ob, 2023-08-19)
#134
The madness must be stopped...no human has a right to torture the horses like this. There are enough other ways to explore the city...if it is not stopped more and more people will avoid the island.Daniela Frobel-Burkhardt (Wetter, 2023-08-20)
#139
I don't like horses being used as working animalsAlex Ghikas (Thiva, 2023-08-20)
#140
I want to be a voice for abused animals . People need to realise that this behaviour is not going to be accepted . Boycott these placesMaria Hurley (Cork, 2023-08-21)
#142
These horse should not have to suffer like this. I have seen them myself and the Greek Government should stop it immediately.Jane Little (Sheffield, 2023-08-21)
#143
I have seen the horror of this all over Greece, most recently in Chania, where the horse died of heatstroke and it is not the only one. I have been campaigning for years but nothing changes. Exposing these poor animals to extremes of heat is breaking the law and no one is upholding these rules. Animal expolitation for human gratification. Freisians are being used, because they are such beautiful animals. They should not be out in the sun, but should remain in shade, standing on natural soil and not concrete and not covered with plastic awnings. They can be exercised early morning or late evening but kept out of the sun at all other times. Stop using horses to transport lazy humans, They even keep the carriages in the shade, whilst the poor unfortunate horse is in boiling in the sun.Maria Spain (Whitchurch, 2023-08-21)
#146
I hate seeing horses in such poor condition as they are in Aegina. They are being forced to carry tourists around the island, with no veterinarian oversight, no regulations, and worst of all, in during the heatwaves, even though the law prohibits this. Please stop this horrible thing and treat the horses with kindness and respect!!!!!!I will never come to your country as long as you treat animals like that 😡
Helene Schønberg (Ishøj, 2023-08-23)
#150
i´m loving animalsDoris Kornmesser (Maria Lanzendorf, 2023-08-24)
#152
I am advocate for equine rights in Greece this needs to stop and laws must be passed to protect these animals!!Irene Kyranis (Athens, 2023-08-31)
#153
I don't like cruelity*Kumkumgupta Gupta (कानपुर,कल्याणपुर, 2023-08-31)
#155
Its cruel, econmomy basedand totally unnecessary
Denise Fuller (RAYLEIGH, 2023-09-08)
#159
In this modern time it will not be longer necessary to carry tourists with horses. The summer will became hotter and the horses will became more pain and stress in the heat.Klaus Klement (Regensburg, 2024-04-10)
#165
I AM a veterinarian and horses shall not al all be mistreated like this.Dorthe Krog (Slangerup, 2024-09-17)