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Tube harness better way to tether animals

Tuesday 14 February 2017 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local

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Tube harness better way to tether animals
Left: A pig that had been tied with a rope. Right: A pig's leg fitted with one of the new tubing tethers. Using tubing is more humane than tying an animal with a rope. 17021316

Volunteers at Esther Honey are hoping to revolutionise the way Cook Islanders tether their animals by creating harnesses out of used tyre tubes.

Volunteers at Esther Honey are hoping to revolutionise the way Cook Islanders tether their animals by creating harnesses out of used tyre tubes.


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