Last Welsh pit pony retires

Title

Last Welsh pit pony retires

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

13 May 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:02:35

Description

Phil Mercer reports on the retirement of British Coal’s last surviving pit pony. 26 year-old Welsh has worked his last few years at the Big Pit mining museum in Gwent, South Wales. He’s moving to an RSPCA sanctuary to stop him being killed by kindness as he’s got a weight problem from years of being plied with snacks by museum visitors. Includes interview with Peter Walker, museum manager; Fred Williams, museum guide.

Contributors

Peter Walker; Fred Williams; Phil Mercer

Keywords

Coal mining; Animal welfare; Wales; Horses; Coal mines; RSPCA; Museums; Retirement; Milton Keynes; Gwent; Welsh (pony); Big Pit; Blaenavon; Wyndham Cottle Home of Rest for Animals

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