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nferro9925
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Bunty Lawless
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nferro9925 wrote:Too bad it doesn't say if he donated anything to their care.
Tragically, ignorance (real or feigned) is used all too often as an excuse for blindly giving away horses to anyone who will take them.
Giving away one horse is believable as ignorance. Giving away 24 barren mares to someone that never picks up the rest, gives one the sense he must be the Peter Pan of the TB breeding world.
Googled Paragallo and came up with this story. Didn't realize he was also the one who owned Unbridled Song. Note the article is dated July 2004. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... broodmares
slaughter
The point is, no large horse industry segment can "take care" of all its unwanted horses.
No one loves horses more than people who work with them everyday, such as race people - but they simply don't have the capacity to adopt out every horse.
Humane slaughter is not only a possibility as a solution, in many cases it is the only alternative to a life of starvation and pain as documented in this post.
It is easy to talk like an animal savior. It is not easy to actually save all animals.
No one loves horses more than people who work with them everyday, such as race people - but they simply don't have the capacity to adopt out every horse.
Humane slaughter is not only a possibility as a solution, in many cases it is the only alternative to a life of starvation and pain as documented in this post.
It is easy to talk like an animal savior. It is not easy to actually save all animals.
Bohemia wrote:You know, it just amazes me that someone that has made a lot of money in business, as Ernie Paragallo has, can't write a sentence to save his life.
Has he made a lot of money in the business or is this sad story the reality of his stable? We've seen the successes but did they really pay for the hundreds of others?
Not that I am defending him necessarily but its easy for even the well heeled to get horse poor especially now when other investments are tanking. It's one thing to concentrate only on Unbridled's Song but did he really make up for the cost of 500 others? This story unfortunately might not be isolated in the coming months.
Of course starving a horse is never OK but if he had engaged in widespread euthanasia to try to get out of the hole what would the Internet chatter be like then?
...a 1/2 a bale of hay a day... WTF!!! This really sickens me because it gives a black eye to everyother commercial farm in NY. 99.9% of us do right by our horses and every little detail is attended to. Vets are at the farm some times 2 -3 times a day. Horses are groomed, treated, handled, have farrier attention, etc.. but some low lifes out there are just in it for a buck!!
When I lived in Massachusetts we had barn inspections 1x a year by a animal control officer who worked with SPCA offiers. Which is my question, why didnt the SPCA get involved??
When I lived in Massachusetts we had barn inspections 1x a year by a animal control officer who worked with SPCA offiers. Which is my question, why didnt the SPCA get involved??
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Bunty Lawless
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Sysonby wrote:
Of course starving a horse is never OK but if he had engaged in widespread euthanasia to try to get out of the hole what would the Internet chatter be like then?
Correct on both points. Both need to be addressed and changed. Need to get the Tinker Bells and Peter Pans out of the horse rescue and horse ownership venues.
The choice is simple: If we can't find a responsible home, where the horses can live like a horse needs to be able to live, we have the next choice to make; humane euthanasia or slaughter. Fantasy has no place in the world of horses.
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