mydaddysjag
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Does anyone know what types of laws would pertain to neighbors trespassing and tampering with livestock, such as opening gates to let them loose off of the property? Not an issue of horses getting out of insufficient fencing, my barn is completely fenced in, an these are horses in woven wire field fence, set on concreted wooden posts with stainless steel gates secured by two sets of heavy duty stainless steel chain.
We now know for sure that this isnt simply horses learning to open gates, etc. Previously I had issues with horses we had stalled getting out of stalls, and horses getting into fields they didn't belong in. I thought that one of my horses had learned Houdini skills, so we really started chaining gates up good, top and bottom, along with the chain that comes on them, have four latches on each stall door, etc.
Today, I came to find my horses were let out just before dark. I know for sure that all gates were latched, I had just left the barn to go up to the house and get water. On my way down with the water, I found my neighbor driving up the road quickly, and my horses running loose through the neighbors field, one running full speed towards the road. This was about 20 minutes before dusk, while other neighbors were firing off rifles sighting them in for the first day of deer season tomorrow.
Sorry if this is rambling on, Im still a bit shook up. We live in an area where people tend to start their own hunting season early (poaching deer) my two of my three horses could be mistaken for deer from far away, and I had my stallion and gelding running loose in different directions. None were easy to catch, they were all spooked by the gunshots, and there I am by myself with halters and lead ropes, a whip to scare them back towards the barn, and a scoop of grain trying to catch them...
Tomorrow my Father in law is lending us his deer cam, its a day/night weather proof camera that will take pictures onto an SD card of anything that passes the lazer on it.
Aside from this, any tips? Does anyone know any laws regarding this? We live in Pennsylvania
We now know for sure that this isnt simply horses learning to open gates, etc. Previously I had issues with horses we had stalled getting out of stalls, and horses getting into fields they didn't belong in. I thought that one of my horses had learned Houdini skills, so we really started chaining gates up good, top and bottom, along with the chain that comes on them, have four latches on each stall door, etc.
Today, I came to find my horses were let out just before dark. I know for sure that all gates were latched, I had just left the barn to go up to the house and get water. On my way down with the water, I found my neighbor driving up the road quickly, and my horses running loose through the neighbors field, one running full speed towards the road. This was about 20 minutes before dusk, while other neighbors were firing off rifles sighting them in for the first day of deer season tomorrow.
Sorry if this is rambling on, Im still a bit shook up. We live in an area where people tend to start their own hunting season early (poaching deer) my two of my three horses could be mistaken for deer from far away, and I had my stallion and gelding running loose in different directions. None were easy to catch, they were all spooked by the gunshots, and there I am by myself with halters and lead ropes, a whip to scare them back towards the barn, and a scoop of grain trying to catch them...
Tomorrow my Father in law is lending us his deer cam, its a day/night weather proof camera that will take pictures onto an SD card of anything that passes the lazer on it.
Aside from this, any tips? Does anyone know any laws regarding this? We live in Pennsylvania
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