Click here to read the article, or keep reading below. As a volunteer (not very active, shame on me, but nonetheless) for the Hooved Animal Rescue & Protection Society (HARPS) I've heard a lot of gruesome stories, and back when I was exercising their horses on a daily basis, I had to deal with some mental situations that I'd much rather have never experienced in my life with a horse... but this takes the cake on being the most irresponsible, horrendous, and revolting stories I have ever heard. It makes me absolutely sick. And the fact that no one will be prosecuted makes me want to hurl all over. If you have a stronger stomach, or want to learn more about this terrible "Accident" then read on about what happened in Washington....
ARLINGTON - The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office announced that no charges will be filed in connection with a horse that was dragged to its death for over two miles, its remains left all along a country road. And animal lovers are outraged!
Danielle Titland was one of the first people to see the mangled animal. Danielle, who has cared for horses since she was a little girl, said she can't imagine hurting one. And she can't forget what she drove up on Saturday night on Grandview Road near Arlington. "I see that every night now. I don't sleep because I looked under that tarp. That's not a whole horse, there are pieces of that horse left on the road and people have them in their yard," said Titland.
Danielle says at first she felt sadness, but that turned to anger after she talked with the horse's owner. "There was a lack of caring and overall, I felt like jeez you just drug an animal to its death and you can talk about it like it just fell out of your trailer that's weird," said Titland.
The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office claims it investigated and determined the horse accidentally fell out of the owner's trailer, and that it was killed instantly. But neighbors say it's still hard to look at the 2 1/2 mile long blood trail. James Franklin Knowles finds it hard to believe that the driver didn't realize she was dragging the horse all the way down this road. "That poor thing! I can just imagine it being drug for 2 1/2 miles screaming the whole way, its bones were ground completely off, its wrist right here was gone," said Knowles.
Even though cops have closed the case, Danielle says she'll continue to fight for the horse that lost its life. As an animal lover it's something she says she just has to do. "That horse has no voice, I want justice for that horse," said Titland. Danielle says she wants the horse's owner to publicly apologize for what happened.
Susan Michaels with the animal rights group Pasado's Safe Haven said the organization has launched its own investigation and will be talking with witnesses.
2 comments:
Oh. My. God. I don't even understand how it's possible for a horse to fall out of a trailer and manage to not sever whatever is holding it in there. We've all seen horses break metal clips...this is my petition to re-allow public stoning as a form of punishment...
Upon further investigation, I found that there are rumors the horse wasn't INSIDE the trailer, but tied to the outside of it. Making this all the more disgusting. How could you drive that far and not NOTICE you're dragging 1200 lbs that's fighting you?!
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