Posted 2008-12-04 8:01 PM (#95750) Subject: Criminal Case of Animal Cruelty - Beeville, TX
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FYI: Off another list and posted with permission.Original Message -----From: Leslie DavisTo: texasnaturalhorsetrim@yahoogroups.comSent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 5:45 AMSubject: [texasnaturalhorsetrim] Neglect caseDate: Wed, Dec 3 2008 1:43 PMFrom: "Jennifer Williams, Ph.D."Please feel free to forward this to any horse email lists, message boards, Etc. We need to get the word out.In August 2003, Lone Star Equine Rescue (LSER) (of which I was President) Removed 24 horses from Amanda Moritz in Beeville, Texas. We also found one Dead horse on the property. In court, the judge awarded all twenty-four Horses to LSER. Unfortunately another horse went down and was euthanized a Day after we removed them and another one died two weeks later. Amanda Moritz, Kathy Moritz, and Nell Gilmore were charged with animal cruelty. In 2008, Amanda Moritz's case finally went to court and she was put on Probation. When the horses were removed, she claimed to be running a horse Rescue and breeding facility.On November 21 of this year, we at Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society worked With the Bee County Sheriff's office to remove another 10 horses from Amanda Moritz near Beeville, Texas. This time one horse was in such critical shape That he died a few days after being removed. In court on December 1, 2008, The judge awarded all surviving horses to BEHS. At this time, Amanda Claims to be running a training and breeding business, MGM Performance Horses, websitehttp://mgmranch.tripod.com/. She also claims to be running Leap of Faith Equine Rescue and Sanctuary. The website is at http://horselofers.tripod.com/id4.htmlIn both cases, Amanda Moritz purchased horses on payments but according to The owners of those horses, she never paid for them or she wrote bad checks To owners of the horses. She also advertised at various times that she was Runnin! g an equ ine rescue organization and requested donations/contributions.I have been in contact with two people who sold Amanda Moritz horses, and we Are missing at least one horse that was sold to Amanda. Her rightful owner Would like to find her, and she is offering a reward for her. The mare is a 1992 bay mare with a small, irregular vertical star, double diagonal cowlick At top of eye level, right is higher. Cowlick high at crest of neck on both Sides; cowlick in jugular groove on right side. She also has a lip tattoo. She would have been obtained from Amanda Moritz sometime after March 2008.If anyone else sold or gave a horse(s) to Amanda Moritz, MGM Performance Horses, or Leap of Faith Equine Rescue & Sanctuary of Beeville or Skidmore, Texas in the past 1-2 years, please contact the BEHS at jenn@bluebonnetequine.org or (888) 542 5163.If you donated tack, horses, items or anything else to Amanda Moritz and were told her rescue was a 501c3 and/or that your donation wouldbe Tax-deductible, please contact us.News stories:http://www.kiiitv.com/news/local/34903639.htmlhttp://www.kristv.com/Global/story.asp?s=9395566Thank you,Jennifer Williams
Criminal Case of Animal Cruelty - Beeville, TX
