Comments on: Two Starving Horses Seized From Property Near Molino

By: NBR

NBR — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 12:22:24 +0000

Carol, no it is not a boarding facility. Does anyone know if they checked the condition of this man’s cows?

By: carol

carol — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 01:16:46 +0000

This was not at a boarding facility was it?

By: Cindy

Cindy — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 01:07:59 +0000

“Just sayin” you are absolutely correct. they were bought at an auction a year or more ago and they didn’t look like this when they were bought..sorry but “JLS” you need to verify the facts before you post them. they were “normal” weight a year ago. Yes the owner has been hospitalized 2 or 3 times over the past few months but never more than a few days at a time so there is no excuse for these horses to look this way. also if you know the owner personally then you would know he is not still in the hospital he was released a couple days ago as I saw him myself yesterday. It is every bit the owner’s responsibility to have taken better care of them and if he was unable to afford to feed them then he should have given them to someone who could.

By: Just sayin

Just sayin — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 23:47:11 +0000

JLS, they would not have gotten “back” in that shape in such a short period of time!! I saw them a year ago at the property the were on before they were “hidden” and were not in this bad of condition! Always excuses but needs to have action taken!

By: Larry Walker

Larry Walker — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 23:13:58 +0000

Kudos to Panhandle Equine Protection. If everyone sends something, these horses can get the treatment they need.

By: NBR

NBR — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 23:00:28 +0000

JLS, that statement is not true.

By: Melodies4us

Melodies4us — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 22:23:04 +0000

Can there please be a public service announcement / commercial informing people of where and who to contact if they realize that they cannot afford to care for their horses? Or maybe there may be some unusual circumstance and people need emergency help , rather than let them starve.

By: James Broel

James Broel — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 21:49:24 +0000

JLS, for the person held accountable do you mean the person that was supposed to be caring for the horses? What a very sad story.

By: JLS

JLS — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 19:10:53 +0000

As someone who works for a vet in the area, these horses are in deplorable conditions, however, I know personally that the owner has been trying to take care of them and has been doing everything asked by the vet, the horses were bought in terrible condition from auction and were actually gaining weight and getting treatment. They never were back to normal weight…but they were making steady strides forward. However several months ago, owner was hospitalized. He had asked someone to take care of the horses and this is what has happened. I just hope that no one goes after the owner, since this was not his doing. I’m definitely NOT saying that no one should be held accountable, I just think that it shouldn’t be the owner, who is still, in fact, hospitalized.

By: GEORGE

GEORGE — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:08:32 +0000

Ksb, can’t you put your own fence up.

Meanwhile, let the punishment fit the crime. Let the owners go houngry for a period of time.

It is terrible to mistreat any animal.