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One of many auctioned horses that appeared to be in worse condition six months after the seizure.
Summary
March 2007: Jackson County Animal Control seized a large herd of horses that included a few individuals that were injured or underweight but receiving specialized care.
April 2007: Media reported erroneously that half of the horses were pregnant, had not been fed or watered in months.
July 2007: A judge ordered the herd forfeited to the county to pay for their feed and care expenses if the owners did not pay the full amount, inflated to a ridiculous sum, within 72 hours.
Sept.-Nov. 2007: County sold horses at public auction for as little as $100, many in worse condition than when seized. Some sold to meat buyers who ship to slaughter in Canada.
April 2008: Judge dismissed felony torture charges.
May 2008: Judge ruled the forfeiture improper and defendants to be reimbursed for seized animals and lost income.
June 2008: Prosecutors appealed the rulings. Michigan Court of Appeals to hear the case in 2009.
April 2007: Media reported erroneously that half of the horses were pregnant, had not been fed or watered in months.
July 2007: A judge ordered the herd forfeited to the county to pay for their feed and care expenses if the owners did not pay the full amount, inflated to a ridiculous sum, within 72 hours.
Sept.-Nov. 2007: County sold horses at public auction for as little as $100, many in worse condition than when seized. Some sold to meat buyers who ship to slaughter in Canada.
April 2008: Judge dismissed felony torture charges.
May 2008: Judge ruled the forfeiture improper and defendants to be reimbursed for seized animals and lost income.
June 2008: Prosecutors appealed the rulings. Michigan Court of Appeals to hear the case in 2009.
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One of many auctioned horses that appeared to be in worse condition six months after the seizure.
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1 comment:
regaurdless it is shame this happened....
I can't go by hear say, from either side...
This is my comment JMO on this subject I have questions....
All i see is your comments on news articles,not comment or interviews with the JACA..
Also do you have direct hard concrete proof , that the dead horse died of colic? Do you have a vet's death ceritificate stating this is so? OR are you going by the owners words?
As i recall they were not there a the time, the police were looking for them. as i recall from what i read they hired someone to care and feed the horses for them....or am I wrong.?If so What happen to that person?
Point You say the owners had the receipts ,ect, to prove they fed the horses, ect.Well So did the JACA
in court according to their bill,in order to have a bill to present to the judge they needed the receipts as well...
hmmmm it could have went both ways now couldn't it..
Have you actually seen these horses personally beforehand, before the were sized when exactly a year before , a few months or just before they siezed ? Have seen you seen these horses personally after they weres siezed.have you solid verificiation from the other vets, stating their condition before they were siezed,during investigation , Did you actually go to the places where these hroses were at , take your vet , other vets to get an accurate acount of these horse's health while in the care of The JACA? Have you questioned the state vets that JACA had ..... Remember, The JACA only went on reports, only did their job, sieze the horses on reports their investigation on what they found.. which iswhat any AC should do, in many cases they don't...
For instance there is one hrose in our area that is real thin see his ribs,backboens sticing up near a skeleton hardly any apsture, jsut ina lot, no sign of feed/hay around. yes they were investigated, but the AC wouldn't do anything about it , as long as they had food water....on the premise..
So My question if they seen food/water o n the proeprty ,then why were the horses siezed?
Was it bcause of the dead horse laying there ,not taken care of right away presumbly that died of colic/ probably and probably there were thin horses as well.
Again teh owners weren't availible the time .....
Now it is up to the legal system , they go by hard facts, certianly must have been from the JACA other witnesses...Oh yeah that is right they lied under oath according to you ..hm maybe they should punshished for lying under oath , do you have the proof that they did , if so then take them to court.
Why didn't the owner's lawyers appeal the rulings in the first place , put a temporary halt on sending the horses to auction?
This isn't just black and white there are a lot of grey areas in between as well.
Also that picture of that colt..
First if he was a walking skeleton when he was siezed, it is possible the wieght just started coming on him, i do not see a walking skelton as you claim ,yes he is ribbie, , he is also a young colt , they go through growth spurts, they do go through a ganglystage are a bit ribby, Our 11/2 yr old filly is right now a bit ribby,no not like this colt your showing....she is going through a growth spurt .Oh that is right when a horse is ribbie ,it isn't be fed according to you...
Look again his back upper ribs hips have does have flesh on them ,his bones are not sticking out in those areas.. ,It would seem if he wasn't being fed by that group taht took him , since he was siezed, he certainly would be a walking skelton, period or dead by now. also his hooves are long ,according to you the hooves weren't trimmed, for several months they should be in a lot worse shape than what they are...
yes they do need a trim, but they aren't not that bad ,i've seen worse from not beign trimmed for two months ,depends on how fast their hooves grow.. , if they haven't been trimmed in many months as you stated ,those hooves would be starting to curl up, be a lot longer than they are...worming yes probably does, .but it may take more than one worming, perhaps they did worm him once ,thought that was enough, what they were probably doing was only getting them ready so they could be sold not any different than horse trader doing the same thing..
the point is you don't have any real hard conccrete proof from either you id not wor kat thsoe rescue palces in eprson tosee waht was actually going on.. All your doing is expressing your opinion on news articles, what was said in court, the owner's word..... other wise hearsay...
If you have the hard concrete proof that JACA / horse rescue places didn't feed these horses/ take care of them under their care ,then take them to court.
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