JCAC, that's blood on your hands.

The felony charges have been dismissed, and now the defendants only face one misdemeanor charge for neglect.

Right now, friends of the accused — along with many opponents of the misguided seizure in general — are staging a media campaign to remind the public that these charges that the media continues to distort with misinformation and biased sources are without merit, and not only that ...

There is eye witness evidence that Turn 3 horses —
forfeited to Jackson County and subsequently sold at auction —
were sent to Canada for slaughter.

The mare who had not yet weaned the foal still nursing off of her at the second auction — whose foal was ripped away as it was sold to a different bidder as her frantic screams filled the sale barn — that mare, is dead.

This mare slaughtered, after her unweaned foal was taken from her,
as a direct result of the deplorable actions of JCAC.

The person who bought her from the auction, under the condition that we keep his identity unknown, has agreed to speak with the media and confirm that this mare was killed.

As if it wasn't bad enough, that while under the "care" of JCAC:

• horses were subjected to extremely heavy parasite loads, including verified infestations of at least three different types of intestinal worm — indicating little if anything was done to manage parasites in the six months that JCAC managed the herd
  
  
• horses were not given basic, routine farrier care, including regular hoof trims to keep them from becoming sore, crippled and lame — witnesses report visibly lame horses sold at the MSU auction
  
  
• smaller herds were combined into large groups which allegedly resulted in the injuries leading to the euthanasia of a young horse not long after the seizure, and also contributed to the unintended pregnancies of many mares and fillies that should not have been bred at their young age, producing foals with unknown lineage and adding to the grade horse surplus (another major contribution to the number of horses shipping to slaughter)
  

How many more things do we have to prove?

There are still media outlets such as WLNS (Channel 6 in Lansing, Michigan) who report on this story as if it is an outrage that the felony charges were dropped ... as if none of the misinformation that they continue to tout as NEWS was proven false in pre-trial testimony ... as if this evidence does not exist?

They may never see the light — who knows who is getting paid to continue disseminating lies — BUT WITH YOUR HELP we can spread the facts to other news outlets who will listen and respond with responsible, factual reporting on the truth of this case.

Emails are nice, but neatly handwritten letters mailed with a stamp get the best results. Phone calls direct to staff reporters are also very helpful.

It's too late for this mare, sold by JCAC to a "kill" buyer —
once a valuable asset to a champion breeding program.

We can not help this dead mare, or the injured horse put down at MSU.

We can not give the remaining horses back to their rightful owners.

But with your help, we can try to keep this from happening again.

Supporters: please post names and mailing addresses of media contacts in the community that may help, as a reply in the comments. Phone numbers are helpful, as are emails, but real stamped correspondence is best.