Miss Stori

This is Miss Stori, the emaciated foal surrendered just a few days ago with her mother. The foal is now eating a special diet including milk replacement about 6 times a day. While she has a long way to go, the volunteers caring for her are hopeful. You can see in her eyes and ears that she is happier. Everyone please send good thoughts and prayers her way and thanks again to all the volunteers.

Rest in Peace

This is the mare that died only two days after being taken off of a farm in SW Virginia and her two month old foal for whom we are all praying.

This  next photo (was taken on the abusers property) and is of the same mare and foal above with the next pair of possible casualties...a pinto mare and her young foal that we unsuccessfully tried to take.

Conditions look far better than they actually are. These horses are living in horrid conditions.

Prominent SW Virginia Family Foils Rescue Attempt

On July 25th volunteers went to a county in South Western Virginia in an attempt to rescue horses that had been reported to them as starving to death. Confirmation was obtained by a large animal vet that 11 horses on the property should be seized and were in imminent danger. The County Sheriff and Commonwealth Attorney were uncertain as to what to do!!?? Virginia Animal Cruelty Law is pretty clear as to their responsibilities but neither could or wanted to do the duty they took an oath to do.
After waiting at the Sheriff's office for over 6 hours the group of volunteers was taken to the property by a Deputy to seize the horses. Upon arrival the Deputy was advised by the perpetrator that he would shoot anybody that trespassed on his property. Deputy calls the Sheriff... Sheriff comes out to the scene and tells everybody that "he is sorry but the owner has ordered us off his property and that we had to leave". Did I mention that #1 we were on a county road and #2 we asked the County to prepare a search and seizure warrant days before we arrived and #3 both the Sheriff and the Commonwealth Attorney a currently running for re-election??? WOW
The perpetrator did allow that we could take one mare that was in horrendous shape and finally allowed that her 2 month old foal could go too. These two were transported in a rehab barn in N.C. as it was decided that they were too weak to make the 5 hour trip back to the Richmond Region. The Bad news is that yesterday, only two days after being seized, the mare layed down and DIED...damn that family... remember there are now 9 more horses still out there on that property that will suffer the same fate if something is not done.
Eleven volunteers drove an average of 400 miles each, pulling 4 horse trailers, spent nearly $800 in gas total and spent 18 hours each only to have to leave these 9 horses behind to continue their suffering and starvation...What a terrible screwed up mess. I'll post the mare's picture latter

Volunteers in Tidewater rescue Donkeys

Volunteers in the Tidewater area rescued two donkeys after their elderly owner past away. A video from News Channel 3 in Norfolk, Virginia has more details.

http://www.wtkr.com/videobeta/?watchId=5c64a424-981d-496f-ab26-c6bffe74ede4/video=YHI&t=a 

Couple get jail time for animal abuse

King and Queen County, Virginia
Last week Mr. and Mrs. Amos plead quilty after testimony was heard in their case on 10 counts of animal abuse. They were sentenced to 10 years in jail each. All but 6 months were suspended and they will be on probation for 5 years. This case started in 2010 when 33 horses were seized by the county and turned over  for rehabilitation. Our thanks go out to the dedicated volunteers  who were involved in this rescue and rehabilitation and saw this case through to the end.