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Post by Pam on Mar 18, 2013 18:32:32 GMT -5
A few months ago, I drove past a place and noticed they had three horses in their fence, one of which was REALLY skinny. The other two looked ok so I thought perhaps the one was old, ill, a rescue, any number of legitimate reasons why he could be thin and gave them the benefit of the doubt. Today I drove by again. Now, all THREE horses are walking skeletons. So I have a call into animal control and am waiting for a call back. I don't want this on FB because around here everybody knows everybody and what I DON'T want is for them to be tipped off and move the horses like people do to avoid prosecution. Ugh!
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Post by ZenRider on Mar 19, 2013 6:06:14 GMT -5
Best of luck helping the horses.
Quite an agony to deal with.
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Post by numerologist on Mar 19, 2013 7:43:07 GMT -5
Good luck. Hope this has a happy ending.
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Post by Unbound on Mar 19, 2013 8:04:12 GMT -5
Keep us updated. I hope that you get some help from AC.
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Post by brooks on Mar 19, 2013 12:29:58 GMT -5
Good for you. I think most people don't want to get involved. I almost did the same a few years back 5 mares with foals all skinny and could not see anyone feeding them and no one checking water. But just as I was pulling off the road to call the sheriff, the sheriff pulls up behind me. Someone had called already  They took the mares and foals |
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Post by Goalie on Mar 19, 2013 13:56:00 GMT -5
any word yet Pam ?
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Post by welkin on Mar 19, 2013 15:46:54 GMT -5
Keep us posted!
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Post by filly on Mar 19, 2013 21:55:12 GMT -5
Yeah, I hope they help those horses! So unfair! Good on you, Pam~!
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Post by Pam on Mar 20, 2013 6:07:54 GMT -5
Well, AC called back and as I expected, "I only do dogs".  Yesterday I spent on the tractor snowblowing, so I am going to ride by today to try and get some pics before I call the Sheriff's dept. IF I don't get any satisfaction from them, I will call the State Police. The NYSP has a good record for helping animals in distress. |
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Post by weegiemom on Mar 20, 2013 11:07:07 GMT -5
Is there a good rescue in your area? They may know what to do to speed the process up.
Such a shame what people do to the defenseless!
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Post by Pam on Mar 20, 2013 11:50:12 GMT -5
There is one, but I'm not real crazy about how it's run. I think some of their horses actually need rescuing. I know for sure they don't need any more there. I've been in the woman's house and it stinks so bad of cat and dog feces it's almost impossible to breathe. Bleh.
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Post by ZenRider on Mar 21, 2013 23:03:03 GMT -5
There is one, but I'm not real crazy about how it's run. I think some of their horses actually need rescuing. I know for sure they don't need any more there. I've been in the woman's house and it stinks so bad of cat and dog feces it's almost impossible to breathe. Bleh. So it would be out of the frying pan into the fire? |
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Post by Pam on Mar 22, 2013 6:24:47 GMT -5
Yeah, pretty much. I rode by yesterday to try and get some pictures and the horses were nowhere to be seen.  I will try again today and if I can't see them, I will call the Sheriff's dept. anyway and let them investigate. If they are hiding them in the barn, that could be even worse, but the Sheriff will be able to look around where I can't. |
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Post by Inga on Mar 25, 2013 18:07:07 GMT -5
Hope these horses can be saved. Sadly, there are thousands of horses in those same types of situations.
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Post by ZenRider on Mar 25, 2013 21:15:00 GMT -5
Have you tried your Department of Agriculture? Just a thought. Sorry they may have hidden the horses. A friend of mine years ago reported a lady down the road from her for the same thing. Shortly after they were munching on hay that looked a whole lot like the hay that had been stolen from my friends barn.  |
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They took the mares and foals 
Yesterday I spent on the tractor snowblowing, so I am going to ride by today to try and get some pics before I call the Sheriff's dept. IF I don't get any satisfaction from them, I will call the State Police. The NYSP has a good record for helping animals in distress. 
I will try again today and if I can't see them, I will call the Sheriff's dept. anyway and let them investigate. If they are hiding them in the barn, that could be even worse, but the Sheriff will be able to look around where I can't. 
