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POPSCalifornia Show Horses Poisoned with Oleander
In addition to this story by the Associated Press, nbcsandiego.com is reporting the ranch owner is offering a $10,000 reward for information that solves this case. That article stated to send any information to rsfsickhorses@gmail.com. Poisoned Horses Update; One Still Critical Debbie Tomin, co-owner with her husband, Bill, of Rockridge Farm in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., told TheHorse.com late Sunday morning that "23 horses were fed the poisonous concoction (of apples, carrots, and oleander leaves). "All the ones in the barn and three outside (were fed the dangerous mixture)," she said of the Saddlebreds at their farm. "We brought two home from the hospital yesterday (that had been poisoned), but one is still in critical condition. "All the horses will have a blood test on Monday to see if their heart muscles have been affected," she said. "Once cleared, they can go back to work. "We have no suspects, no disgruntled employees or clients," Tomin said.
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POPSROAM - Federal Horse Birth Control The bill also calls for a biennial horse census (presumably run by ACORN) and mandates that government bureaucrats perform home inspections before Americans can adopt wild horses or burros. Presumably this will require a Federal Burro of Investigation or some such. If you’ve got a small business, you’re wasting your time. You’re going to be taxed and regulated into the ground because you’re the designated sucker. Tell your kids to forget about the private sector and sign up with the Equine Census Bureau: Jobs for life, early retirement. Government is where it’s at. When in ROAM do as the ROAMens do.
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POPSHorsehair what? I can only think of St. Clare of Assisi and how she and the sisters of the order would were horse hair clothes as an act of penance. I think St. Francis did this too. I just imagine itchy, scratchy--ok, really, I think, "Why not a necklace made of fingernails? Or, a bracelet made of teeth?" I find nothing at all fascinating in jewelery made of body parts. I know in the 1800s and 1900s people made necklaces from human hair but honestly I think that was gross as hell too. Yuck!
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POPSFelony Charges Filed in Massive Horse Seizure Brinkley failed to post $1 million bail on the assault charges and $50,000 on the animal abuse charges. He remains incarcerated. No court date has been set. At the time of their removal, the horses' body conditions ranged between 1 and 4 on the Henneke scale, said HSNT Equine and Livestock Program Coordinator Sandy Grambort. Three were euthanized and seven died from issues related to malnutrition. The cattle, donkey, llamas, and 25 horses have been adopted out. While the remaining horses await adoption, HSNT is coping with the massive seizure and its mounting costs. "It's cost us $40,000 so far. But we've had a lot of interest in the horses, so we're managing," Grambort said.
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POPSTradition or Cruelty? But there's no ignoring the tragic accidents that continue to occur. Nationwide, it's impossible to know how many work-related horse deaths have happened over the years; many aren't reported publicly, and carriage operators are wary of bad press. Whatever the number, animal advocates and medical professionals agree on one thing: an urban setting is not the place for horse-drawn carriages. "We're trying to keep alive a 19th-century conveyance in 21st-century Manhattan," says Holly Cheever, one of America's foremost equine veterinarians.
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POPSDebate over slaughtering horses gains new life I always have been - and always will be - against killing horses for human consumption. It can never be humane, and we could come up with other solutions to the equine over population if we REALLY wanted to.
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