Rescuers rally behind starving horses in LA
Jan 25, 2013 0:55:19 GMT -5
Post by racinggal on Jan 25, 2013 0:55:19 GMT -5
NATCHITOCHES — Dozens of emaciated horses are in the care of the Louisiana Horse Rescue Association after being surrendered by the owner of a Natchitoches Parish horse breeding farm.
For two, the rescue was too late as they died at the organization’s quarantine facility shortly after arrival. Others are in such poor shape their survival is questionable, according to Sunny Francois, volunteer director of the Louisiana Horse Rescue Association.
Could more have been done to prevent the deaths of those horses and perhaps dozens more evident from skeletal remains and shallow graves on the grounds of Ryder River Ridge Farms? That’s the question of rescuers who have bombarded local, parish and state agencies in recent days with complaints about the horses’ condition and lack of enforcement action.
Natchitoches Parish Sheriff Victor Jones Jr. did not respond to a message Tuesday seeking comment on the investigation. The office posted a statement from Jones on its website Thursday saying the investigation is ongoing with the Louisiana Brand Commission and no information would be released to the public.
complete article: (it's long!)
www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20130122/NEWS01/130122048/Rescuers-rally-behind-starving-horses?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1
For two, the rescue was too late as they died at the organization’s quarantine facility shortly after arrival. Others are in such poor shape their survival is questionable, according to Sunny Francois, volunteer director of the Louisiana Horse Rescue Association.
Could more have been done to prevent the deaths of those horses and perhaps dozens more evident from skeletal remains and shallow graves on the grounds of Ryder River Ridge Farms? That’s the question of rescuers who have bombarded local, parish and state agencies in recent days with complaints about the horses’ condition and lack of enforcement action.
Natchitoches Parish Sheriff Victor Jones Jr. did not respond to a message Tuesday seeking comment on the investigation. The office posted a statement from Jones on its website Thursday saying the investigation is ongoing with the Louisiana Brand Commission and no information would be released to the public.
complete article: (it's long!)
www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20130122/NEWS01/130122048/Rescuers-rally-behind-starving-horses?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1