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RE: [RC] Slaughter/Breeding - heidiTiffany, the hell I went through was unconscionable, as is your
comment about the horse being club-footed. (He was crippled--he
was NOT club-footed.) I will give Roseann full marks for
later backing off and being apologetic, but the whole episode sure
underscored to me why breeders so rarely want to deal with
rescues. There is no point recounting the sordid details on
this list, as it is old news, but I stand by my comments.
I do believe that AHRN did a lot of good work, and I do commend them
for that. But in all fairness, you were NOT a breeder, and you
did NOT try to rescue a stallion. When the horse's
plight first came to light, AHRN knew where he was, but had NOT
yet rescued him--and would not reveal his whereabouts. I spent
the better part of two days on the telephone, talking to the state
department of agriculture, brand inspectors, veterinarians, other
rescues, sale yards, etc. trying to trace the horse down, just trying
to get him out of wherever he was. To put it mildly, it was a
nightmare. Furthermore, EVERY rescue that I contacted to try to
locate feedlots and sale yards to call gave me the same old saw about
how breeders were irresponsible and never rescued their horses, and
then turned right around and told me that they wouldn't help a
breeder. Go figure.
I have a lot of respect for you and what you've done with your
rescued horses, Tiffany. But you did not get to see this
situation from my vantage point, and your comments are off the
mark.
Heidi
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