Wild Horse Foundation
works on Largest Animal Abuse case in Texas History
http://www.kcentv.com/news/c-article.php?cid=1&nid=12068
http://www.kcentv.com/news/c-article.php?cid=1&nid=12007
With over 230 head of cattle and 29 horses with the horses having a moderate grade score of 3.-3,5 conservatively, the foundation would have worked with these owners with a more liberal approach but the shear mass of cattle under their condition made the overall picture difficult.
The local Sheriff Department was the complainant in the case due to number.
The bond was set at $600,000.00 and two weeks later reduced to $60,000.00, 10% of the original amount and the defendant was released and went home that afternoon.
The Horses were awarded outside the county for security reasons to Blue Bonnet Equine Rescue who had to call another rescue to help them. The problem with rescues is that they think they have to take everything when they are called or they won't be called back again and this in most cases places the animals in a more precarious position. The foundation has many times baled out other rescues because they don't know when to say "no". Quantity does not ever mean better in any case. Responsibility by a Rescue means telling a local law enforcement group that your at capacity and seek help by calling the next number on the list and so on so forth.
This particular rescue will have these horses placed out into foster homes and making a donation to the rescue will not benefit the individual fosters homes because the money will not be pass down to each foster home for there use. This is the only fall back in using this type of rescue. The donation goes one place while the animal is somewhere else being cared for out of someone else pocket.
For more information on how you can help us to continue to take in abuse horses contact us via email or call us.
You can help our small animal partner that helps us take in dogs and cats by visiting Fuzzy Friends of Waco.
email questions: grfield@wildhorsefoundation.org
2-26-07