HC Deb 06 March 1945 vol 408 c1828W
Major Peto

asked the Secretary of State for War what, arrangements have been made to ensure that any horses surplus to Army requirements in the Middle East are disposed of in such a way as to avoid cruelty.

Sir J. Grigg

Horses from this country at present in the Middle East will either be brought back here or destroyed under military supervision when they are no longer needed. Horses acquired abroad will be sold as far as practicable in the area in which they were bought, or else destroyed.