~This is the most wonderful, profound, eye opening post I have read in a
long time and I am sending it to all my animal friends. Thank you so
much. A
~People have been getting their heads beat in for not doing enough & and now their getting their butt(s) chewed & being told THEY are the problem for doing the best of their ability to help a suffering animal!!!" - Really!!.. I do agree not to cry wolf, but that's about it!! There has to be a better solution then allowing an animal to suffer until AC can get around to checking on the welfare of neglected animals.. I've seen some cases where its taken up to a week & some where AC was a NO-SHOW altogether because Mr. AC was a relative of the abuser, rented property to the abuser, or had other cases to deal with & didn't have time to check on the abused & neglected animals.. SEEMS TO ME THE SYSTEM NEEDS FIXED!! Discouraging anyone from coming to the aid of a helpless animal is wrong, JUST PLAIN WRONG!! BTW- it's not the DO-GOODER who cemented their fate, it was the abuser., That comment takes away from the real problem!! It's appalling when one shifts the focus off the abuser in any form!! CF
(Lynn back in - here was my response to her email...)
I see your point. That is a failure in the system and of law enforcement. They need education, too. And for those out there who do nothing because it's their 'buddy' should be ashamed of themselves and retire. It's not the do-gooders fault. The person owning and abusing/neglecting the animals is the one to shoulder 100% of the blame ALL THE TIME. However, helping someone or their animals ties the hands of the law enforcement that IS willing and able to do something permanent for the animals.
It's not a matter of not doing enough, it 's a matter of doing enough in the RIGHT WAY to help the animals and change their situation permanently and legally. That is the only way this is all going to work. If your AC doesn't show and isn't interested, then call the Department of Agriculture. There is one in every state. Then call the State Police. Call the media. Call the sheriff's department. Call the state rep. Call the governor. Call the HSUS. Call the mayor/town manager. Call everyone you can think of and then email your friends to view the situation and MAKE A REPORT and call, too. Remember the squeaky wheel part?
I agree, there are many places where the system needs to be fixed. It's not perfect but it can't work if we don't do it in the proper way. And it won't get fixed until someone, anyone, stands up and demands that it be different.
I am in NO WAY shifting the blame from the abuser to the do-gooder. I'm just offering some guidelines from a legal and AC perspective that others may not know and maybe it will help out at least one animal who is in dire need of someone to rescue them.
I NEVER said not to help. I said to help in ways that the animals would NOT get back to the abuser, no matter what. DON'T give up. ALWAYS keep on trying for the animals. It's all we can do.
Yes You have no idea how hard it is to see an animal continue to suffer because some AC doesn't want to upset their 'friend' about their underweight, wormy, starving horses. If you think I don't know about it, then search for Tommy on my blog. I bought him to get him out of there for $300. He weighed 565 pounds. He was 12 years old. He's a 16 hand registered Quarter Horse. It's now been a year and he's gained 500 pounds and has a forever home where he's fed twice daily, has his own comfy, shaving filled stall, and never has to go without water again. I called multiple agencies. I did file a statement and signed a report. The others were eventually seized/relinquished. It doesn't happen in a matter of hours. It takes a matter of days to do a proper investigation. To connect to the right agencies. To assemble the resources. I'm just trying to show helping - sometimes - does more harm than good in the long run.
I'm really glad you brought up these points - but the blame ONLY sits on the shoulders of the abuser/hoarder ALL THE TIME. I would like to think there is a special place reserved in HELL for just them. (No, no, don't go all religion on me...)
~Just my two cents. It doesn't help when the animals linger in borderline conditions, which when questioned can be explained [lied about]. It also doesn't help if they are tipped off every time someone is coming to inspect. Again, just my 2 cents. Gee, now Im broke. D S
(me back in...)It's sometimes that case with any kind of investigation, whether it involves an animal or not. But if you can document the continued conditions, sometimes it's enough to be able to help the animals when they know someone is always watching, because, eventually, no one can keep up the charade without fail ALL the time... it's an imperfect world and we can only do the best we can do...
(gasp) guess I shouldn't have said it all on one breath!
~You GO girl! JJ
~You and me both... and let us not forget the people who call the cops to report your horse is dead in your field and he's just laying down sunning himself... B
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