Charges Laid Against Horse Abusers
Mar 14, 2008
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Two men have been charged in connection with a herd of horses found dead and starving on a ranch northeast of Edmonton.On Feb. 26, officers with the Alberta Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals followed up on a tip and seized 100 horses. They found the bodies of 27 more horses on the property as well as deceased and neglected rabbits, chickens, ducks, goats and sheep. More info
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i found it odd that the alberta spca would rescue horses and then auction them off in poor condition probably for meat..im not against slaughter..but you think they would care for them like they do here in b.c. and them place them ..i was glad to see the alberta horse community step in an give these horses a chance ..but i think there should be a shake up with the way the spca disposes of its cruelty cases..to rescue them from death and then send them to their death is a bit of an oxymoron for a society that only purpose is to watch out for mistreated animals …
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I agree 100% this is not the way it should have happend those poor horses were all waiting for the day some one would come take care of them. When help did come they were giving them a false hope why save them once make them think there life will get better only to send them to a sale where at least half of them if not more would end up on the tabble and not in the stable!
It never ceases to amaze me how much suffering has to occur before any action can be taken. I agree with the above comment that it is an oxymoron to “rescue” animals and then immediately send them to their deaths. What is the point? I wonder what would happen if slaughter was outlawed in Canada as it is in the States? Perhaps more accountability would be put upon owners. And don’t give me the “well maybe they couldn’t afford to feed them” line. I am not buying it. Were the owners still eating, driving their vehicles, living on their property? Then they still had access to money.
I am thinking it is too bad the penalties for this stupidity and blatant disregard for life should be very significant financially. Something like $100,000.00 plus. How could they pay? Simple, they could either come up with the cash by mortgaging their property or, if this was not an option, I guess they would just have to sell the property and pay the fine out of the proceeds. This would certainly hamper these people from ever owning livestock again and there would be funds to pay for the upkeep of the animals that these people created in the first place. Where would these people live if this occured? Do we really care?
im in vegreville 4h and on April 1 we went and got to groom some and spend time with them they have really got better a lot of them would walk up to u. So our 4h donated $100 and now tomorow im calling to vollenteer im hoping that in 6 months when they start to get rid of them i can adopt one because i want to be the special 1 that 1 of the horses choose me to be there partner for life i have a 2 year old going in for training she i a red dun and im keeping a horse for my dads freinds friend and we are gonna buy him my qoute of the day is “make shure the horse chooses u ,not u choose them”