The new trend of children’s parties! (Video)

The latest trend for small children’s parties has become quite popular. Miniature horses are used for children to paint and decorate with hand prints and drawings. People are split as to whether this is cruel to the animals or not. Many members of the public have spoken out about their outrange of the new craze and say it’s teaching children that horses are mere playthings.

Pony painting parties are fast becoming a trend for children, but campaigners are taking a stand and say they want the ‘unnecessary cruelty’ banned. The parties, happening across the country, involve youngsters painting designs onto ponies with special chalk-based paint. From writing their own names or putting painted handprints on the animals, to covering them with hearts and stars, ponies and horses are used as a blank canvas for kids’ designs. Those behind such parties say it’s harmless fun and the painting is often done as therapy, helping children at centres offering riding for disabled people.

Therapy or Cruelty?

But not everyone is happy with the idea. While campaigners are petitioning to get what they describe as the ‘disturbing trend’ banned, animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA UK, says parents need to be reminded that ponies and horses ‘aren’t party props’. There are a multitude of ways to teach children how to act around animals and overcome any fears they may have, but animal rights activists don’t believe that using them as a blank canvas for drawing is one of them. Watch the video, do you think  these animals should entertain children in a party?