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Originally Posted by LARHAGE
I don't place animals above people in general, though admittedly I find some people FAR less viable, however, people that make money off the backs of these animals and can lay their heads down at night with no remorse, knowing they are starving to death, well, there isn't a punishment too severe in my mind. I too have horses , and after my mortgage , the next bill is sufficient hay and supplements for all my horses to last till the next pay period, I'd rather I snack on Top Ramen then my horses go hungry, they depend on me. These people won a lot of money off these horses, it's simply deplorable, they should have given these horses away before they became like Silver Cliff, these people are vile , disgusting people. I hope they get banned from racing.
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That's fine but most people are wired to provide for their family first and then their animals.
At least that's the way it was before central heating and air.
3 out of 43 horses were emaciated. 10 were underweight. Their defense will be heat/humidity for the 10 who were underweight and prior health problems for the 3 who were emaciated. They'll probably use the excuse that the medication/treatment for the 3 was too costly (and for most people it is).
The economy is in the tank, folks. Even the farm the horses were on is for sale for a measly $500,000.
Banks are hoarding cash. Loans are hard to come by.
The punishment will more than likely be lenient.
The story, although horrible, doesn't hide the fact only 3 out of 43 were in true danger.