Court reinstates charges against horse farm [link]
Midday update
DAVID EGGERT • Associated Press • February 4, 2009 • From LSJ.com
The Michigan Court of Appeals has reinstated felony torture charges against two horse farm operators.
Authorities in March 2007 discovered 69 malnourished horses without food or water on a farm in Jackson County. The horses were found amid piles of trash, rusted auto parts and manure.
A three-judge panel released an opinion Wednesday finding probable cause to bind over James Henderson Jr. and Matthew Mercier for trial. A circuit judge had ruled there was no evidence that the defendants intended to harm horses.
The appeals court also reversed a lower court and ordered the farm's owner to forfeit his herd.
Messages seeking comment have been left with attorneys for the two defendants.
My comment:
I'm ashamed that the Lansing State Journal is recycling misinformation from March 2007. These horses were not tortured. They had food and water. There was medicine and dewormer; this is all documented. Review the testimony for yourself: http://turn3vsjcac.blogspot.com/
It is important to note that Jackson County combined separate groups of horses, allowing very young horses to become impregnated *after* the seizure, allowing Elvis to be trampled *after* the seizure which was the direct cause for his euthanasia, sold horses with massive parasite loads and unkempt hooves 6-8 months *after* the seizure and even sold a number of them to "kill buyers" who ship horses to slaughterhouses in Canada.
That's not rescue. The public has the right to know.
P.S. For that matter, the Michigan Court of Appeals written judgment was likewise "compost" -- the same old disproved arguments of the prosecution touted as fact.
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