Re: [RC] Registered Arabian to be Eaten by Family Unless He is Sold Soon! - Mike Lewis
They could sell him at auction and get $400 (with
same result--probably worse, actually). Not a bad looking
horse.
If the family is considering eating their own horse
to survive, they're probably eligible for other programs to tide them through
the tough times... Seems strange to me that they'd elect this option
before pursuing other forms of (readily available) assistance.
Subject: [RC] Registered Arabian to be
Eaten by Family Unless He is Sold Soon!
Hello All,
This was on
ablackhorse.com:
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Take a look at the post HD03 posted about
the CraigsList on the Equipac Rescue Forum. This was very disturbing because
this is one of the horses we have listed on our Arabian Horse Rehoming
Resource website (http://www.arabianhorserehomingresource.com),
by the name of WW Flash of Rubys, where the owner (Wendy) has been trying to
find this 3 year old gelding a home for quite some time. I called Wendy right
away to find out the status on this gelding. Wendy's husband answered and said
she was sleeping (works nights), but said if they don't sell the gelding in
the next week or two they were going to eat him. I said, "are you joking?" He
said "No, we have kids to feed and too many other mouths." He woke up Wendy so
I could talk with her. I told her I thought her husband was kidding at first,
but could quickly tell he wasn't. She said, "Brenda, I'm a realist ... I have
four children, and these horses. She said she either has or has had cat tle
and they know how to butcher their own meat. Said her husband is disabled and
things just aren't going well. She's very frustrated in that she feels she has
a well handled purebred Arab gelding that has been well cared for and dumped
on her (by her sister) and yet she can't afford to feed another mouth. I asked
her if I found someone to come take the horse off her hands would she release
the horse to the individual. She said "No, I need food for our table, and I
can put 300-400 lbs of meat in our freezer, and provide for my family, if I
can't get $400 to buy other meats with."
Wow!!!! It's really sad some
things have become THIS bad for some when they can't get a mere $400 for a
registered Arabian. This gelding is 14.2-14.3 hands and has had lots of
handling. She knows horses well enough and said he would make a good endurance
prospect, or he will make food for their table!!
This gelding is
located fairly close to Springfield, MO if anyone can put $400 in these folks'
hands and go get this gelding. Is there anyone even NEAR Springfield, MO that
could go get this gelding if there was someone else that would buy him?? He
comes with his registration papers.
Please don't get into bashing of
these people. I was appalled at the post that I read, but when I got on the
phone with Wendy I had to honestly understand what she was saying. She said "I
love my horses, but I love my children more, and I have to do what I have to
do." Yes, that is a realist!!!! A realist that is quite
desparate!!!
Here's the link to our Rehoming website where this gelding
is pictured:
