§ 18. Sir T. Mooreasked the Minister of Agriculture whether his attention has been called to the difficulties experienced in transporting the racehorse Helioscope to South America, and to the injuries sustained by this animal while being forced into a plane; and whether he will give such instructions as will stop this unnecessary and unjustified suffering to a highly strung animal.
Mr. T. WilliamsI understand from the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, one of whose inspectors saw the horse shortly after the incident, that the animal appeared to be comfortable and showed no signs of injury. The Protection of Animals Act, 1911, makes it an offence to cause unnecessary suffering to an animal and I do not think that I am called upon to give any instructions in the matter.