You are probably reading this as someone who expressed interest in pursuing an investigation into JCAC with regards to the case against Turn 3 Ranch, where in March of this year, 69 horses were seized, and later 84 horses (including the spring foals) were forfeited to Jackson County. Many have found this seizure to be unjust, as proper procedures as outlined in the Right To Farm Act were not followed, because the county's own equine vet found the majority of horses to be at ideal weight or better, but most alarmingly -- many horses sold by JCAC in the past month have been apparently neglected for months by JCAC, infested with parasites, skinny with ribs showing, young fillies testing positive for pregnancy. The former owners have yet to go to trial on the charges against them, but if found innocent, their entire herd -- their livelihood -- will already be gone.
Maybe your only knowledge of this case so far is what the media had to report -- "69 starving horses" -- "half of them pregnant" -- or any of the other misinformation that was published. The pre-trial testimony of horse experts debunks much of the sensationalism that was reported. We know that there were only a dozen pregnant mares, not 37 -- and that the majority of the herd was in good health, with three horses in poor condition coming out of a harsh winter, as well as two horses with injuries that were being treated.
As a statement of solidarity among the agricultural community, especially the horse owners and citizens concerned about the government acting inappropriately, we are asking for your support in distributing information about this case.
Contact me privately (xpbuttercup at gmail dot com) to receive information on a meeting place and time for a peaceful protest, or if you cannot meet us, for a printable informative flyer to distribute in your area. (Looking for volunteers in the Birch Run area for the upcoming horse expo.)
If you have an "in" with a friendly reporter who might provide some news coverage to help expose the case, send this message along. A great deal of misinformation was released in March and April, and most people have not heard what happened to the horses since then.
I am XP, and I approve of this message. Pass it on.
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