All Horses | March 26, 2009
This blog entry is a MUST READ:
The Gestapo Rules in Texas
Under current law, even if a dog owner conclusively proves her or his innocence of animal cruelty charges in a court of law and is fully exonerated, it would be too late to save his or her dogs from confiscation, forced adoption, sterilization and death.
Do [...]
All Horses | October 15, 2008
Animal cruelty and horse seizure case in the news.
Owner charged with not feeding horses called ‘animal lover’
Meghan Tierney | Oct. 15, 2008 [link]
Poolesville man moved 19 horses from farm after police visited
A Poolesville man charged with nine counts of animal cruelty who had five horses seized by county police is an animal lover [...]
All Horses | September 21, 2008
Anyone have details on this case? I find it hard to believe that horses walking through mud constitutes animal cruelty … muddy spots can be found on most equestrian trails at state parks, and if that is cruelty we’re all guilty.
Also, many horse owners feed large round bales of hay, and the outer layer of [...]
All Horses | September 19, 2008
Another reason to keep your horses where they can’t be seen from the road? My horse could “appear” to be malnourished, the way he will reach as far as he can under the fence for the greener grass on the other side. I mean, if authorities don’t have equine training, how do they know [...]
All Horses | September 11, 2008
Interesting article.
Lots of support for Sparks [link]
Rick Pfeiffer | Sep. 11, 2008
A hearing on whether a Grand Island businessman is on the hook to pay the Erie County SPCA for caring for a dozen horses and five sheep they seized from him stretched into the night Thursday.
At press time, an SPCA veterinarian was testifying about [...]
All Horses | September 10, 2008
Not much known on this one, but could definitely be a landmark case if they propose to define cruelty.
Trial near for man accused of neglecting horses [link]
Judge, attorneys wrestle with defining ‘cruelty’
DAVE FOPAY | Sep. 10, 2008
A judge and attorneys worked Tuesday to try to help a jury save time when it comes to their [...]
All Horses | September 5, 2008
Screencaps show one severely malnourished horse, and two others that are thin but not starving. One I would consider moderately underweight, and the other somewhat underweight (very little of this one on the video).
Neglected horses rescued from Fruitland [link] Tania Dall | Sep 5, 2008
Three malnourished horses from Stevens County are being nursed back to [...]
All Horses | September 3, 2008
I’ve learned not to jump to conclusions, when it comes to the media reporting a story about animals—especially horses.
Couple face animal cruelty charges [link]
Jim Schultz | Sep 3, 2008
A Round Mountain couple have been charged with multiple felony counts of cruelty to animals after Shasta County animal control officials removed a herd of horses from [...]
All Horses | August 21, 2008
Follow up to Texas: vet suspected of animal cruelty.
Horse Custody Hearing Held In Aransas County [link]
Lauren Williamson | Aug 21, 2008
A hearing was held Wednesday in Aransas County to determine who will get custody of some horses removed from some private property in Rockport. Authorities were contacted last Wednesday and asked to investigate a possible [...]
All Horses | August 19, 2008
An awful lot of this going around.
2 men plead not guilty to animal cruelty
AP | Aug 19, 2008
Two men from Woodstock, Ga., have pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty charges in a Ravalli County case. Craig Heydon and Curtis Heydon face four counts of cruelty to animals. They entered their pleas Monday in Justice Court. [...]
