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Location: Cherokee, Ia | Just saw in the paper yesterday that the woman who was abusing those 70+ horses in Maryland got off with a suspended sentence, and they ruled that she may not own horses ever again. This is bull#@!! The jail time was 5 years, but they let her off with probation, even though she was found guilty. Luckily, the horses are doing well, people have really banded together out there and most of them are gaining wt. and have been wormed, shots, feet done, etc. The laws need to be changed and penalties fully enforced. I know that here in Iowa, they took 80 plus animals away from some lady, neglect, abuse. She was fined , and did some jail time, still not enough! I sure hope that this lady in MD is watched closely, and NEVER owns any animal, let alone another horse. Guess we horse lovers need to write our legislators and push for tougher laws.....not that they always listen, but try anyway. Everyone out there keep your eyes and ears open for abuse, neglect, even if it turns out to be your neighbor down the road.......get involved!!!! Better to save a life, than feel guilty for not opening our mouths!!! |
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Location: South Central OK | Legislation was done to help horses, ending horse slaughter...my personal feeling is that now we'll have overflow of burned out junk horses. Animals are treated as property by our legal system, animals themselves have no rights. Unborn children have more legal support than our animals. Not sure if this is a good thing or bad. |
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Location: West TN | One of the worse things to happen to the horse market was closing those slaughter plants. Now you go to most any sale on a Saturday night and see them going for $150-200 for a grade horse. Whats sad is the people that are buying them are getting into the business now that they can afford. They don't have the adequate places to raise one, nor the money to afford the feed to maintain it properly. These horses will suffer worse in the long run than if they had went to slaughter. |
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Location: michigan | Horses are indeed property and shouldn't be given the same "rights" we do for children. Its silly and demeaning to human life to think otherwise. That said, one has a moral responsibility to properly care for animals be it dog, cats or horses. There are large financial burdens to own a horse not matter what you do with them. If you're not prepared for those responsibilities, then do not own them. I also believe thanks to legislation banning horse slaughter, you will see more cases of neglect and abuse. Its too bad since the very people who championed the cause will do nothing to solve the problems they create. The best we can do is care for the ones we have control of. |
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Location: South Central OK | Demeaning to human life is to have a child fought over in court like a piece of time share property. I was refering to unborn children, like the man in CA that took the mother of his child to court to force her to carry it and not terminate. Imagine that! |
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Location: Claxton, Ga. | Hmm, such a fine line to walk. I don't know the whole story up there. I sure wouldn't believe everything I read. I believe non of what I hear and only half of what I see. The government does more harm then good sometimes. I don't know where I stand on this one. |
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Location: Keymar,Maryland | Strange this woman requested a jury trial and then entered an Alford plea. Good that she can never have horses however these horses will cost Washington County and Days End Rescue tens of thousands that will never come from her pockets.I still see our horses as livestock, I like, maybe even love them and we provide what we feel is excellent care. Rather than redefine them I feel the minimum care standards should be reevaluated and this should include definitions on minimum acreage and facilities.Fines should be quite stiff. Horse owners must become good land stewards or we are going to feel the wrath of taxes and fees very shortly. As to slaughter the idea does not appeal to me but I see it as a necessary evil. Until all owners from backyard to professional have the paradigm that slaughter is a back end solution to a front loaded problem ( too much breeding, period) it serves a place in the horse " industry". I'd rather see slaughter done under humane conditions than the other options. Dismounts soap box. Rich |
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