From what I’ve heard, Wilhelm and the PETA types are going to farm these nags out to people who love and admire the beauty of the equine species. I predict one look at these sad nags is going to dissuade anyone from taking them home. These are NOT police horses. So, yes, you’re right: horsemeat for the British public.
So "Red Bob" is going to seize these guys horses and give them to other people? Don't think he has his end game figured out.
Some people are very good at taking care of their horses, some just don’t have a clue.
I live where there are a great number of retirees. It is rural.
Many here ‘always wanted’ a horse. They came to a rural setting where they could have a horse. But they didn’t know how to really take care of a horse. They didn’t know how often a horse must be fed. They didn’t know the need for clean water—not just ‘water’.
I have had horses as an adult for over 25 years. I joined a couple of ‘riding clubs’ when I moved here & it was a wake up call. I tried to educate some—but it wasn’t easy. I finally just kept an open line to one of the animal control officers, who kept anything I said confidential.
Some of them learned—some didn’t. The animal control department in the County works very hard to educate people, but there isn’t a single year that goes by without horses & other animals being taken away from people who just don’t have a clue. The drop in the economy didn’t help, either.