Comments on: Couple Sentenced For Abusing Horses Near Century

By: BGH2

BGH2 — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 11:04:19 +0000

A person who harms children, our elderly and animals deserve to be done the way they did their victims!!!! There’s no changing my mind so don’t try. I do understand the split in their reporting to jail time for the sake of those children but 9 months? For the mistreatment of another life? This just doesn’t make sense to me. Why didn’t they wave the white flag and give those ponies away or seek out help. Everyone I know would have stepped up/stepped in to help those poor animals…to the one who turned them in, good going. You may have saved these precious critters lives. But, you are part of this from here on out because one, you posted your name and 2, you did what others wouldn’t/didn’t. I commend you on what you did. To the one who took the pony in and helped it, THANK YOU!

By: Brandy snyder

Brandy snyder — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 23:16:45 +0000

9 months each is not enough for these two!! I ended up adopting Sonny. He suffered way more than 9 months worth!!!! Thankfully he is fat and healthy now. Sonny would not be alive today if not for Panhandle equine rescue. Not only should they serve time they should also pay for all the vet bills that the rescue paid for to keep Sonny alive.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 12:06:29 +0000

The court system has spoken, no need for mud slinging. You may think justice wasn’t served, but the real issue here is, the horses. Our whole area failed them. Most know that I am the one who spoke up, should I have done more? Who else should have done more? It’s time to leave it alone now, all the way around. These people have lives too, just like I do, enough, please!

By: Alleycat

Alleycat — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 11:43:30 +0000

I wish it were legal to be an eye for an eye. I have had rescues for over 30 years because of people like this. Any one that treats a defenseless creature, be it animal or man, should go through they same suffering and torture they forced that creature to endure. While these two are locked up, food should not be provided to them. Starve them like they starved those horses. Give them a real taste of their own medicine.

By: Animal lover

Animal lover — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 18:46:03 +0000

I watched my daddy basically starve to death while suffering from Alzheimers, and I couldn’t do anything to help him!! To make anything God Created suffer and you Can Help!! That is absolutely unacceptable!!! These people should not be allowed to own or be able to purchase any animal ever and I would be worried about the children too!!

By: SMH

SMH — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:52:21 +0000

Yea. SMH. Escambia takes it so seriously huh? That’s a joke. They absolutely do not take it seriously enough. Most the time nothing is ever done and this judge withheld adjudication so the sentence was less serious and basically gets them away with any responsibility. When is Escambia gonna wake up and actually make laws and stick to them when it comes to these kinds of things!? Then maybe it would happen much less often and in turn help the county and police not have to deal with so many reports. The courts and Escambia county police do not take this issue seriously enough. These people should be shot in the legs and put in a hole left out to starve and feel how those horses felt. “I said what I said.”

By: EMD

EMD — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:57:44 +0000

I have longed for a horse all my life.I have not been able to afford one. Stuff like this breaks my heart and makes me very angry.

By: Nag

Nag — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:23:59 +0000

It is what it is….
But that’s ridiculous !

By: Susie

Susie — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:43:59 +0000

These people need to be investigated on how they care for their children, if they haven’t been already. If people are this terribly cruel to animals, they may lack the same empathy for humans. This is beyond disgusting.

By: JTV

JTV — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:43:28 +0000

They shouldn’t be allowed to own a guppy after this.