52 horses going to slaughter I guess (UPDATE: Rescued!)

[largo1]

This post is all over the internet and FB the last 2 days.

A friend of mine called the # and she was told that they were all adopted. I hope so. The whole thing seems more than a little suspicious to me. For one thing, the Sugarcreek auctions are on Friday, not Sat. I also doubt that one elderly man with 52 horses would have broodmares that are broke. Not impossible, just very unlikely. Even more unlikely is that 52 thoroughbreds in BFE, Ohio all found homes in the middle of winter. Actually in the middle of a freaking blizzard. So who knows what the real story is, but they are no longer available. I just wish my friends would quit posting this to my FB page!!

[richard burch]

Originally Posted by largo1

This post is all over the internet and FB the last 2 days.

A friend of mine called the # and she was told that they were all adopted. I hope so. The whole thing seems more than a little suspicious to me. For one thing, the Sugarcreek auctions are on Friday, not Sat. I also doubt that one elderly man with 52 horses would have broodmares that are broke. Not impossible, just very unlikely. Even more unlikely is that 52 thoroughbreds in BFE, Ohio all found homes in the middle of winter. Actually in the middle of a freaking blizzard. So who knows what the real story is, but they are no longer available. I just wish my friends would quit posting this to my FB page!!

you are correct, very suspicious. i will try for some more info.

[Merlinsky]

Exactly, within 12 hrs of posting it in my status, someone up near DC told me that they'd heard all the horses have been adopted. I assumed it must've been farther along than we thought, but now it seems weird. I really hope they have been and that it doesn't involve anything shady. So strange that everything resolves itself like that in the middle of winter. I've seen situations where a rescue organization is going all out to raise the money to buy 3 horses from a kill pen, and it takes days. How on earth do 52 get placed that quickly?

[richard burch]

according to my rerun connections they have been rescued.

"latest report is that they all found homes"

stay tuned.

[Princess Doreen]

http://yourseosucks.com/2011/02/52-h...nesville-ohio/

[Merlinsky]

Phfew. Sounds okay according to that. I'd love to know more about the horses involved. Maybe an update later. It's probably unlikely, but maybe someone will volunteer something about how they're doing.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

It all started with Boggs?