rules 2011 - British Skewbald and Piebald Association

REPORTING ALLEGED ACTS OF CRUELTY OR ABUSE OF ANY
ANIMAL AT BSPA ADMINISTERED SHOWS
1. Inform the Show Secretary within 1 hour of the alleged incident in writing with the competitor
number/name of the alleged person, location, time and the name or description of the animal
concerned.
2. The person reporting the incident must list their name, address and contact telephone number
legibly and sign the allegation. Group allegations are not permitted, each person making the
allegation must write their own description of the incident.
3. The individual(s) making the allegation must be prepared for full disclosure of the allegation to
the party concerned in the allegation and must be prepared to appear at a hearing if it is deemed
necessary.
4. BSPA does not have jurisdiction at shows not administered by them. Please report any incident
to the Show Secretary, it will be up to that show to deal with the incident in the first instance as
and how they deem suitable.
Any member of the Association or any person whatsoever attending a BSPA Show (who
is reported in the correct manner) of any alleged act of cruelty or alleged inhumane
treatment of any equine will have that allegation investigated and may be referred to the
Disciplinary Panel. The BSPA reserves the right to nominate an outside impartial third
party should they so wish to investigate allegations.
DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE
1. The Disciplinary Procedure shall be called up at any time when an action has been taken to
cause a Member of the Association to view such action as being not in the best interests of the
Society.
1.1 When an action which falls within the definition has been reported a meeting of either the
Committee or a Disciplinary Sub-Committee shall be called to discuss the incident.
1.2 The Committee/Disciplinary Sub-Committee shall cause an enquiry to be made of the
member and may involve third party investigations where appropriate. During this period,
the member may be suspended from the participation and privileges of the Association at
the discretion of the Committee/Disciplinary Sub-Committee. Requested responses to
enquiries and investigations shall be given realistic time-scales of not less than seven days
and not more than 28 days at the discretion of the Committee/Disciplinary Sub-Committee.
1.3 Enquiries and investigations shall be circulated to members of the Committee/disciplinary
Sub-Committee and a further meeting called to decide further action to be taken with regard
to the member.
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