Heartland KZN

27/11/2025

26/11/2025

Anyone wanting to send their kids to the farm in Cato Ridge to learn about horse care and enjoy riding lessons please contact me on 076 034 2877 www.heartlandkzn.co.za

Have options for 1 hour, 2 hour, half day and full day programs available. Limited to 4 participants per group.

19/11/2025

Who put the collar on and took it off? WENDY THE HAS OFFICIALLY HAD HER COLLAR REMOVED ♥️

Established in 1975, we have been defending animal rights in South Africa for almost 50 years, and we acknowledge that much work remains in the fields of vivisection (animals used for medical research / testing), animals as entertainment, factory farming, cosmetic testing and the exploitation of our...

19/11/2025

19/11/2025

18/11/2025

At long last......Fantastic News....thank you for never giving up NSPCA - National Council of SPCAs ...... 👏 BRAVO 👏 we salute you 🫡

The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) welcomes a landmark judgment delivered today by the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court in Makhanda, which decisively strengthens our authority to prevent cruelty to animals during the export of live animals by sea. The ruling overturns severe restrictions p...

18/11/2025

This is a bit long, but important to share ❤️ 15 Fascinating Facts About Horses’ Emotional Memory and Empathy

1. Horses hold one of the most powerful long-term memories among domestic animals — recalling people, voices, and events for decades.

2. They read human intent through facial expressions, distinguishing friend from threat long before a hand is raised.

3. A single act of kindness can echo for years — a horse may seek out the same person even after a long separation.

4. Trauma carves deep grooves — a horse may forever avoid a place, object, or person tied to fear.

5. They sense human emotion through voice tone, breath rhythm, and body tension — even from across a field.

6. They respond not just to fear, but to sadness, joy, or confusion — silently, instinctively.

7. Mirror neurons in their brains allow them to feel what others feel — true empathy in motion.

8. When tears fall nearby, a horse may approach softly, lower its head, and offer a gentle touch — comfort without words.

9. A wounded horse can form the deepest bonds with a patient human — shared pain becomes shared trust.

10. Horses are proven emotional therapists for PTSD, depression, and anxiety — healing hearts, not just bodies.

11. They grieve deeply — lingering by a lost companion or withdrawing in quiet mourning.

12. Once bonded, they memorize your personal rhythms — footsteps, breath, even the silence between.

13. Their memory isn’t just survival — it’s the foundation for profound connection with those who earn their trust.

14. With gentle consistency, fear can be rewritten into safety — even shattered trust can be rebuilt.

15. Horse empathy is biological fact, not folklore — their brains and hearts sync with human emotion in real time.

18/11/2025

"The question is not, can they reason? Nor, can they talk? But, can they suffer?"

- Jeremy Bentham

18/11/2025

At least 58 cows have died and 140 have given birth aboard the live export ship Spiridon II — 60 days after they were loaded onto the vessel in Uruguay headed for Türkiye.

Of the 2,900 animals on board, around half are pregnant. Court documents reveal there are now also 50 calves on board, but the fate of the other 90 calves born is unknown.

For two months, these animals have been trapped inside a factory farm on water — forced to endure chronic stress, heat, and the build-up of excrement.

The ship was blocked from unloading in Türkiye due to an administrative issue and is now turning back toward Uruguay. Everyone on board faces several more weeks at sea.

We can only imagine the fear, confusion, and exhaustion these animals are experiencing as some are forced to give birth in sewage-filled conditions.

As animals face yet another disaster at sea, it’s vital to recognise that the suffering endured by animals in this trade is neither isolated nor rare. It is a pervasive and persistent issue.

This is the reality of an industry that sees living, thinking individual animals as nothing more than ‘cargo’.

17/11/2025

Horses often suffer the same fate. People dont realize just how disgusting humans are and what they will do to an animal