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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
GALENA, Mo. (AP) — Nearly three dozen animals are in the custody of the Humane Society of Missouri following a rescue in southern Missouri.
Fifteen dogs, 10 horses, five cats, a chicken and a duck were removed Tuesday by the Humane Society’s Animal Cruelty Task Force and the Stone County Sheriff’s Department.
The Humane Society says many of the animals taken from the property near Galena are severely underweight and had little access to food or fresh water. Two dead horses and a recently deceased dog were found on the property.
A disposition hearing later this month will determine custody. The Humane Society says if it gets custody it will put as many of the animals as possible up for adoption.
The organization is pushing for animal abuse charges against the owner.
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herekitty 7 months, 1 week ago
They need to treat them as they did the animals!
eileen10 7 months, 1 week ago
It seems that most people who are busted for animal abuse don't have much happen to them.We need tougher laws but a lot of people don't seem to care because it's "only animals". Those of us who love animals see it differently and are outraged .
asb 7 months, 1 week ago
Well, and I have no use for animal abuse mind you, it's tough to get after abusers when we raise millions of animals for their meat, in conditions that are hardly better than hell. Food and water do not a valid life make. You really should go to a pig farm, but approach from upwind. Chickens and cow too, ho boy!
connor 7 months, 1 week ago
I agree with asb on this topic. The cramped pens and stalls they call humane are anything but. I might not use pigs as an example though because even if you give them room to range they will find an area and make muck in it and pretty much stay there if they are fed regularly. So I don't think the accommodations for pork on farms around here are anything the pigs would be unhappy with. Now in an enclosed building is another matter.
eileen10 7 months, 1 week ago
Your right. I wasn't thinking about that. I've never been to a farm that keeps animals in nasty conditions. The few I saw were up north and the conditions were pretty good. Smelly but the farmers did have hired help who scooped poop and the animals had plenty of room to run or move around. I've seen horrible stuff on tv and it makes me sick. If I remember correctly..and that's a big if...aren't there rules the people have to go by? Like enough room, cleaner conditions and things like that?
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