Humane Society gains custody of 18 horses, donkeys rescued Jan. 6

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Nevada Daily Mail

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In a disposition hearing held Monday in a Vernon County Court, the Humane Society of Missouri received permanent custody of 16 horses and two donkeys rescued Jan. 6 from the Tom Reardon property near Milo, Mo. When rescuers arrived on the property, one of the horses was near death and lying on the ground. A horse that rescuers named Tumbleweed was too weak to stand and had to be loaded onto a sled (above) to be placed in the transport vehicle. Tumbleweed received four days of intensive treatment at an equine veterinary hospital before the horse was strong enough to be taken to HSMO's Longmeadow Rescue Ranch to complete its recovery.

"We are very pleased the judge made the decision to allow these suffering animals to continue receiving the care they need at HSMO's Longmeadow Rescue Ranch and that the owner did not contest the decision," said Debbie Hill, vice president of Operations for the Humane Society of Missouri. "We are recommending prosecution to the fullest extent of the law and are providing the Vernon County Prosecutor's Office all relevant information and evidence concerning the condition of the animals."

As many of the animals as possible will be made available for adoption. Due to their poor condition, it may be many weeks before they will be available, a press release said. Interested adopters should visit the Longmeadow website www.longmeadowrescueranch.org to view all adoptable horses and farm animals. So far, no charges have been filed in the case.

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We all understand about the economy and not having enough money for the things we used to afford. But starvation is one of the most horrible deaths; your body literally destroys itself from the inside. I would put an animal down before allowing it to starve into that condition; any decent person would. Charges need to be filed.

-- Posted by IcedGreenTea on Wed, Jan 25, 2012, at 12:46 PM
I sincerely hope this individual does not have any other animals or pets that are in his care. Dogs, Cats...... Goldfish?

-- Posted by JRJones on Thu, Jan 26, 2012, at 6:41 AM
Charges soon I hope.

-- Posted by sam floor on Thu, Jan 26, 2012, at 11:31 AM
What I would like to know is why it took so long and so many repeated calls concerning this person for the vernon county sheriffs department to do something? Little ronnie peckman does not feel this is as a pressing concern as busting some tweaker and his lab. Calls his leadership and priorities into question.

-- Posted by endersgame on Fri, Jan 27, 2012, at 2:23 PM
Man of Wisdom is right... no one should be throwing rocks.

I wonder, JRJones, what you would try to do if there were other animals in his care, ie the dog, cat and possible goldfish that you suggest? It's not like you can make any reasonable demands against the man anyway. He's cooperating with the demands of the court, so what more do you all want?

-- Posted by horsegirl73 on Wed, Feb 1, 2012, at 1:51 PM
Jail time would work for me.

-- Posted by ccmom on Thu, Feb 2, 2012, at 8:37 AM

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