RE: Starved/dead Fjords Scotland
This message is from: Karen - In Oregon, it is hard to get the officials to take action. Several calls and several people were involved in calling in the situation with the horses we finally took to our farm. We monitored the 3 we now have for 60 days prior to taking them. We are lucky the two older ones have survived the starving situation they were in. The younger one is in better shape due to age and still nursing off of both mares. I heard you did well at the Expo - Great Job! Sorry I could only go to set up. I had to come back and monitor our new hay burners... :-) Catherine Lassesen fjo...@hughes.net 1-541-825-3027 Southern Oregon www.Hestehaven.com www.NorwegianBuhund.us Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: Starved/dead Fjords Scotland
This message is from: REENA GIOLA Karen I personally wasn't offended, just heartbroken that picture was just so sad. But I did put the note in there for others who may be upset by it. I wish i was set up to take in rescues but I am not Reena On Mar 22, 2009, at 4:51 PM, Karen McCarthy wrote: This message is from: Karen McCarthy Reena, and anyone else offended by the picture - I'm really sorry, i should have included a warning. It is a small picture, but all the same very plain as day: this pony is not sleeping. This message is from: REENA GIOLA wow, this just about broke my heart seeing the picture of the starved one (second link in case you don't want to look) I Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
RE: Starved/dead Fjords Scotland
This message is from: Karen McCarthy Reena, and anyone else offended by the picture - I'm really sorry, i should have included a warning. It is a small picture, but all the same very plain as day: this pony is not sleeping. Re. keeping tabs on horses...yes, Reena, in my area I do this. I have reported a very close neighbor to us, but to no avail. I suppose if I went to state level or HSUS, maybe our redneck sherriff's dept. would take action. I am actually looking into Oregon state livestock & ag laws...in a strange way the cattle may have more protection than the horses due to laws on the books re. management, and maybe if they show up to check on the cattle, they just might look at the horses too and then get the sherriffs off of thier collective butts. Even w/ 3 call-ins to date, face to face interviews & photos, this local sherriffs dept. & AC is a joke. I remember Lisa P. saying something similar about law enforcement of animal abuse cases in S. Utah, something to the effect that they "just like to carry guns" (Lisa help me out here ;~) Anyway, hope to see more discussion on establishing some kind of Fjord rescue. I even have a chunk of money that needs to go to a horsey cause to help get it going. Ideas anyone? Kmac in very blustery blucky weather. Glad i made it over the Cascades from the NW Horse Expo b4 the snow really started falling last nite; it was bad enuf in the sleet. Yikes! :: Karen McCarthy :: Great Basin Fjords :: Madras, Oregon :: http://www.picturetrail.com/weegees 1> This message is from: REENA GIOLA > > wow, this just about broke my heart seeing the picture of the starved > one (second link in case you don't want to look) Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: Starved/dead Fjords Scotland
This message is from: REENA GIOLA wow, this just about broke my heart seeing the picture of the starved one (second link in case you don't want to look) How horrible this is. You are right Karen, in this economic times, horses are even more so a luxury and keeping tabs on horses surrounding one might be a good idea in case you see someone having a hard time maintaining the upkeep of it. I think that would be a good idea also for the rescue group. Reena This message is from: Karen McCarthy I Since we all know how hardy & what 'easy keepers' our Fjords are; it makes me really sick to imagine what it would take to starve a Fjord ...truly shocking.In light of the above, what Catherine L. has recently experienced in rescuing 3 abused/starved Fjords in Oregon, and our current depressed horse market/economy possibly contributing to more cases, is it time to formally, (thru the NFHR), or informally, (outside of the NFHR), to organize a Fjord Rescue network amongst ourselves? What think you Fjord owners? http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/5125/195651.html http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/397/278927.html http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1128204?UserKey= http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1128053?UserKey= Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
