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PETA German Branch Files Charges Against Totilas' Owners

Published on Friday, October 26, 2012 in General
Matthias Rath riding Totilas with the LDR method in the spring of 2012 Photo © Barbara Schnell

The German branch of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has officially filed charges against the owners of Totilas for being in violation with the Animal Welfare Act, reports eurodressage.com.

The Dutch warmblood stallion is allegedly trained with the rollkur method and lives an isolated life confinded to his stall.

PETA also requests a total ban of the rollkur in Germany as well as stronger supervision against the method at competitions.

In September 2012 PETA filed charges based on their research that the 12-year old stallion has been trained with the animal unfriendly rollkur-method and lives an isolated life in his stall for the majority of the day.

"To avoid possible injury, the stallion is prohibited to have contact with other horses and he is prevented from having free self-directed movement," PETA stated in a press release. "On suspicion of violating the Animal Welfare Act PETA has now filed a complaint against the owner and rider of Totilas. PETA demands a nationwide ban of animal torturing training methods."

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