A Travesty: Horse Attacks Go Unpunished
A friend from Absolute Write shared this story with us. He and his wife have horses, and two of them were attacked. One was slashed until her flesh hung off her body and the other suffered a puncture wound that nearly severed a major artery. Here's the full story.
Since then, the Ortons have learned of other attacks in the Dallas area. Their neighbor's horse died after an attack, and a horse in Bryan, Texas had its throat slashed. When they spoke to an editor at a horse publication, they found out similar attacks have been reported across the state.
Here's the outrageous part of the linked article:
I probably don't even need to comment on the craziness of that. But there must be something we can do to pressure lawmakers in Texas to change this legislation. Someone who's more familiar with this want to give us some instructions for where and what to write?
Since then, the Ortons have learned of other attacks in the Dallas area. Their neighbor's horse died after an attack, and a horse in Bryan, Texas had its throat slashed. When they spoke to an editor at a horse publication, they found out similar attacks have been reported across the state.
Here's the outrageous part of the linked article:
Deputies say they think there were attacks, but there's not much they can do. State animal cruelty laws exempt horses, and cows, pigs and goats. An attack like this one might earn the attacker a ticket for damaging property.
I probably don't even need to comment on the craziness of that. But there must be something we can do to pressure lawmakers in Texas to change this legislation. Someone who's more familiar with this want to give us some instructions for where and what to write?
