Comments on: Man Charged With Shooting, Killing Two Horses

By: Poptart

Poptart — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 03:39:26 +0000

“Comparing horses to deer .. Really?”

Why not? Horses are no more magical or special than a deer is.

“There were many a time that I, and my husband, went without eating to make sure our animals did not.”

This doesn’t seem like something to brag about. I’d never let a family member go hungry in order to feed a pet. People should not be forced to put their pet’s needs over their family’s.

“BTW, a vet call to have both horses “put down” (as everyone is saying) would have cost money, but I am sure that it would have been eaiser on the animal than shooting them in the head.”

Uhh..what? Being shot through the brain is pretty much the fastest and least painless way you can die.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:13:40 +0000

I own horses and if i couldnt find them a suitable home.You better bet Id put them down rather than watch them starve to death or face the horrors of a slaughter house.A well placed bullet and a back hoe.Contrary to belief there have been studies done the so called humane euthansia barbituates overdose and its not as humane as people are made to think.A well placed correct caliber bullet by someone who knows what they are doing is instant death.The key word is the person needs know what the hell they are doing though.My first horse was put down with the so called humane barbituates overdose and he took 5 minutes to die.Thats was to long for him and he suffered because of it.The vet was $175.00 and the back hoe rental was $300.He should have at least buried them though.I do hope they didn’t suffer.

By: Vickie Meador

Vickie Meador — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:48:45 +0000

Why is everyone assuming these horses were sick and in misery. Who says this man didn’t just wake up in a bad mood and got mad at them? He obviously wasn’t doing the horses a humane favor or he wouldn’t have been arrested.

By: pedal pusher

pedal pusher — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:04:07 +0000

Single gunshot, point-blank, to the head… seems pretty humane to me. No suffering. Lights out, like turning off a switch.

I had a neighbor once who I watched put down his dog in the same manner. Old boy had tears in his eyes when he did it. Poor dog was eaten up with cancer, and there wasn’t money to pay a vet to do the deed.

In my neighbor’s words: “Why should I take him to a strange place and pay a stranger to put him down? This dog was my best friend for 15 years, and he deserves the dignity of being put down at home by someone who loves him.”

The above words came from someone most might call backwoods, or redneck. To me, it showed that he loved his dog, and did what he knew was right.

I don’t see how this is considered cruelty.

By: Inhumane?

Inhumane? — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:28:23 +0000

There are so many animals around that are starving that it is pathetic. I pass a field of skinny cows all the time. IF this is the case with this man at least he had the decency to put them out of there misery. If you can’t feed ‘em, get rid of ‘em, one way or the other. It’s not cheap to have a horse, much less 3! Like an earlier response said, at least he didn’t drag them down the road or torture them. Why should he be arrested for this? The horses were his, they didn’t suffer. Give the guy a break and let the law go after real criminals like murderers, rapists, child abusers, drug dealers, and the list goes on & on!

By: Question

Question — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:18:39 +0000

What is wrong with our laws it’s not like the man drug them behind a truck or tied them to a hitching post for months. This man is in jail for killing three horses and yet caylee anthonys murder walked free. Where is the justice? And why does the law care more for animals than human beings?

By: really?

really? — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:10:47 +0000

Really? I Remember when my grandpa used to put his animals down and it was no big deal Back then to anyone…. now with all the animal rights activist the law gets pressured… law being run by people who would rather watch an animal suffer used to we’d be walkin in the pasture with the guns and the sheriff riding by and waving…. one quick shot is a lot more humane than some of the ways now days… see what happens when the vet puts them down.. its lethal injection people just like a hardened killers gets in prison..leave this man alone he was within his rights.. the only thing you have on him is failure to burn or bury…

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:16:11 +0000

O K folks get a vet to tell you what really happens to an animal when he puts it down. A properly placed bullet is more humane than what he does.

By: horrified

horrified — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:05:07 +0000

I don’t see how everyone here is assuming these horses were sick. Maybe this man is the one who is sick. NO animal deserves to die unless that animal is suffering and either way, there are better ways to put down an animal than shooting it in its head. This story is horrifying. There is nothing in the story above that states that these animals were sick or suffering. The only thing they were suffering from was having a cruel, heartless, unloving owner. Seems to me that day by day people are becoming more heartless and even more crazy.

By: mom

mom — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:32:05 +0000

Ranchers and farmers spend their “LIFE” working with animals. They are the “experts”. Even Vets give you options on how to put down a horse when need be. One of their options is, you take it home, shoot it and bury it. That can cause for a big hole in the ground. What do you think happens at the slaughter houses to get deer or cow meat for your freezer? They zap it in the head!! I When a disease attacks a herd one has to act quickly. Again, no one really knows the whole story here, but it seems that we always jump to conclusions too quickly. I love horses. I have some of my own, but it seems that this society treats animals better that humans. Our society abort babies everyday and doesn’t think a thing about it. STRANGE!!