All Horses | March 12, 2009
What’s becoming a sickeningly familiar story…
Authorities Seize Hundreds Of Animals From Central Texas Ranch [link]
Dallas Cook | March 6, 2009
HILL COUNTY — Hundreds of animals were seized Thursday and Friday afternoon at a ranch just outside of Blum in Hill County.
Hill County Sheriff Deputies showed up Thursday after reports from neighbors and passers-by that a [...]
All Horses | February 26, 2009
Not the usual media article on this one.
Oregon deputies seize 7 neglected horses [link]
Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Feb. 25, 2009
SHERIDAN — Yamhill County sheriff’s deputies have seized seven malnourished horses north of Sheridan, leading to misdemeanor animal neglect charges against a couple.
Capt. Ken Summers said the department acted on a tip this week and cited 42-year-old [...]
All Horses | February 19, 2009
Someone sent me this article on Facebook:
Couple accused of horse neglect
Greg Angel | Feb. 16, 2009
4 horses seized
BENTON TOWNSHIP — A Cheboygan County couple were arrested Monday, accused of neglecting their horses.
The sheriff’s office along with the Cheboygan County Humane Society served a warrant to the couple’s Benton Township home seizing four horses in [...]
All Horses | January 15, 2009
This news release was published yesterday by Michigan State University:
NEWS RELEASE
College of Veterinary Medicine
Michigan State University
January 14, 2009
Contact: Judy Lessard
CVM Publications and Media Relations
(517) 355-0001
Attention Horse Owners!
The 2008-09 winter in Michigan has been unusually cold with temperatures well below freezing for many days in a row. This extreme cold weather can be particularly dangerous [...]
All Horses | August 22, 2008
This article is written in a sensationalized way, meant to make you believe that things are worse than they probably are … uses a lot of “buzz words” to create an emotional reaction.
When I see coverage that is more based on heartstrings-pull than facts, I tend to lean toward giving the defendant the benefit [...]
All Horses | August 19, 2008
When rescues can’t take care of them, what’s next?
Horse rescue owner pleads guilty to animal cruelty [link]
NATE TAYLOR | Aug 19, 2008
Matchett to undergo mental health evaluation, can still care for 10 animals
A Wellington woman has pleaded guilty to one count of animal cruelty in connection with animals she was keeping at her animal rescue, [...]
All Horses | June 27, 2008
While the earlier May images of this mare have been deleted, the June photos show a mare that has put on a little weight but mostly just lost the dull and scraggly remnants of a slow-shedding winter coat.
Check out the comments made, even considering visible improvements (below) over a few short weeks:
“[IMO] ‘a little thin’ [...]
All Horses | June 27, 2008
I’m noticing more and more lately that some people tend to think that horses that are even slightly on the thin side of average are dangerously underweight and neglected.
I don’t get this.
Should horses really be FAT, at any time of year? Any more than we should?
I’m going to pull some information from a PDF [...]
