Dee
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OK I was on my way out to see my boy who lives about 20 min. for me. He was on his way home from a job site and called me about a house he saw that had what he said, “looks like way to many horses that didn’t look like they were being cared for.â€
I met up with him at his house and he wanted to call animal control, but since he really isn’t a horse person what so ever we decided to take a drive by so I could see for myself. I was absolutely appalled at what I saw!
The house is located on a corner. When we first pulled up I could see about 30 large horses on about maybe 2 acres of land. The land is filled with buckets turned over everywhere, tractors and basically garbage! As we turned the corner I was even more appalled! They’re about 20 minis, and I saw 2 miniature donkey and one baby mini donkey scarttered through out the property with larger horses again. 2 of the larger horses are being kept in homemade pens that are even smaller then the stalls I have for my minis! There are little homemade pens scattered though out the property where minis are being kept. The pens are FILLED with mud, feces, garbage and old farm equipment. The one thing that broke my heart is there is one mini that is tied in the middle of all this crap to a post with only a water bucket!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It did look like the larger horses had food, but as for the minis it was hard to see through all what they call “Fencing†and garbage if there was food.
It was sickening!!!! I took photos but my camera’s battery died before I got a chance to take photos of the minis. I am going back out tomorrow.
While taking photos from the road we saw a neighbor who was watching us from his yard. We went to talk to him and he told us that they complain all the time. He also said that the woman who lives there in the barn with her 4 kids (yes, they live in the barn) got in trouble before and the courts said that she is no longer allowed to own any livestock, but that all the animals are in her boyfriends name.
I am called the SPCA tomorrow; I might even go down there and actually demand that something needs to be done.
If anyone has any ideas to help me out please tell me! I also am going to contact a horse rescue in my area and see what can be done.
Dee
P.S. This is located in Alberta, Canada
I met up with him at his house and he wanted to call animal control, but since he really isn’t a horse person what so ever we decided to take a drive by so I could see for myself. I was absolutely appalled at what I saw!
The house is located on a corner. When we first pulled up I could see about 30 large horses on about maybe 2 acres of land. The land is filled with buckets turned over everywhere, tractors and basically garbage! As we turned the corner I was even more appalled! They’re about 20 minis, and I saw 2 miniature donkey and one baby mini donkey scarttered through out the property with larger horses again. 2 of the larger horses are being kept in homemade pens that are even smaller then the stalls I have for my minis! There are little homemade pens scattered though out the property where minis are being kept. The pens are FILLED with mud, feces, garbage and old farm equipment. The one thing that broke my heart is there is one mini that is tied in the middle of all this crap to a post with only a water bucket!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It did look like the larger horses had food, but as for the minis it was hard to see through all what they call “Fencing†and garbage if there was food.
It was sickening!!!! I took photos but my camera’s battery died before I got a chance to take photos of the minis. I am going back out tomorrow.
While taking photos from the road we saw a neighbor who was watching us from his yard. We went to talk to him and he told us that they complain all the time. He also said that the woman who lives there in the barn with her 4 kids (yes, they live in the barn) got in trouble before and the courts said that she is no longer allowed to own any livestock, but that all the animals are in her boyfriends name.
I am called the SPCA tomorrow; I might even go down there and actually demand that something needs to be done.
If anyone has any ideas to help me out please tell me! I also am going to contact a horse rescue in my area and see what can be done.
Dee
P.S. This is located in Alberta, Canada
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