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Title: Unstable? S.C. man on probation for horse sex has sex with same horse again
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Published: Jul 29, 2009
Author: Bill Hutchinson
Post Date: 2009-07-30 12:28:11 by Prefrontal Vortex
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BY Bill Hutchinson Updated Wednesday, July 29th 2009, 4:53 PM He's a repeat sex offender - who should be registered with the Humane Society. A South Carolina man was busted for having sex with a horse, while on probation for having sex with the same horse. Rodell Vereen, 50, was arrested Monday night in the throes of bestiality by the filly's shotgun-toting owner, who also has video surveillance of the perverse act. "When they arrested him before I thought that was the end of it," said Barbara Kenley, who caught Vereen in the middle of his romp in the hay with her 21-year-old horse, Sugar. Vereen was charged with buggery and tresspassing, and was held on $10,000 bail. "Hopefully he won't get out," said Kenley, owner of the Lazy B Stables in Conway, S.C. "My goal is to get him away from me and my property." Vereen was on probation for a buggery conviction stemming from a November 2007 assault on Sugar, a crime that prompted Kenley to wire her stables with surveillance cameras. Kenley said cameras filmed Vereen having sex with her horse on July 19, but when she showed footage to the cops they told her they couldn't identify the suspect. She suspected Vereen would not be able to stay away from her horse, so she was ready when he snuck into her barn Monday. "I wanted to catch him firsthand," she said. "It was just a matter of time before I caught him." When Kenley pointed a shotgun at Vereen, he claimed to be looking for a bathroom. "I told him he was full of crap," Kenley said. "He apologized and said he didn't mean to hurt me."
Unstable? S.C. man on probation for horse sex has sex with same horse again
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#13. To: Speaking of Horses (#0)
Horses fall on hard times Economic woes and drought are adding to the numbers of abandoned and neglected horses. By Jeremy Schwartz AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Wednesday, July 29, 2009 FLORENCE — Sam I Am nuzzles his sun-bleached head into Carolee Frampton's shoulder, begging to be petted. With a laugh she obliges, stroking his neck and practically cradling the horse, who is unusually small for his age — most likely because he grew up undernourished. "He doesn't know he's a horse," said Frampton, a volunteer foster caregiver for the Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society. "He wants to watch TV with you on the couch." It's a far cry from when Sam I Am arrived on Frampton's ranch in March, when his backbone jutted through his mangy hide and Frampton could lay her fingers between his ribs. Sam was voluntarily surrendered by owners who could no longer afford to care for him, Frampton said. "They got into a situation that they couldn't afford, and that's what's going on a lot now," she said. Area horse rescue groups are reporting a growing number of neglected and abandoned horses in Central Texas, a troubling trend fed by the twin ravages of recession and drought. "It's frightening," said Jennifer Williams, president of Bluebonnet. "If people have lost their jobs or are having trouble making ends meet, sometimes they are put in an impossible position." Other horse rescue operations in Texas agree that the situation is becoming dire. "In the last year, we've been getting strays on a regular basis," said Melanie DeAeth, president of True Blue Animal Rescue in Brenham. "We're getting more and more calls from people who are losing their homes and going through foreclosure." And with costs of caring for a horse ranging from $200 to $400 a month, the down economy is hurting efforts to find Texans willing to adopt rescued horses, advocates said. "It's getting harder and harder to find homes for backyard horses," Williams said. At the same time, the glut of horses has hurt the market for all but the most expensive horses, meaning unloading unwanted animals at livestock auctions or through private sales is less of an option than in previous years. Nationwide, the problem has also renewed debate over horse slaughterhouses. The nation's last facilities, including two in Texas, closed in 2007, removing what proponents say was an outlet for sick, crippled and unwanted horses. Bluebonnet, which is headquartered in College Station but takes in horses throughout Central Texas, has reached capacity and no longer has room among its various volunteers to place additional horses. The rescue group has taken in 76 horses this year and is on pace to nearly double the 86 horses it rescued last year. True Blue has rescued 32 horses this year, already doubling its total of 16 for 2008. Many of the horses that end up with rescue groups are the result of seizures by local sheriff's departments — including several this year in Central Texas — as well as voluntary surrenders by individuals who realize they've gotten in over their heads. The issue has been reported all across the U.S., but it might be exacerbated locally because of the two-year drought gripping Central Texas, which has turned pastures throughout the region into barren wastelands. Unable to feed their horses on grass, many horse owners have been forced to buy hay, which increasingly must be brought into the area over long distances. In some cases, the cost of horse feed and hay has nearly doubled since the beginning of the drought, and horse advocates say they worry that the high prices will produce an even greater flood of abandoned horses. "It's sickening," Darla Cherry, president of Meadow Haven Horse Rescue in Nixon, said of the increase in hay prices. "People are kind of holding out, but at some point, if it doesn't rain and the price of hay and feed doesn't come down, they are going to give up too." According to Sgt. Janis Bading of the Travis County sheriff's department's livestock unit, investigators have been busier than normal — due in large part, she said, to owners having a tougher time paying for feed. The results can be gruesome. In March, sheriff's deputies seized 11 horses from a ranch in northeastern Travis County, off of Texas 130 near Manor. The owner "wasn't feeding them; he was having financial problems," Bading said. "Luckily one of the neighbors called and told us. ... The horses were eating their own manure, wood, the bark off of trees." Behind the misery is an ongoing debate over horse slaughterhouses. Federal court rulings resulted in the closure of the last slaughterhouses in the United States two years ago. Until then, some 100,000 horses a year were slaughtered in the U.S., to be shipped to European countries where horse meat is a delicacy. Some observers say the slaughterhouse closures have added to the population of abandoned horses, resulting in a push to bring back slaughterhouses in several states. The Montana legislature recently approved the construction of horse slaughterhouses, but no similar move has taken shape in Texas. Jerry Finch, president of the Hitchcock-based Habitat for Horses, said his group, which is one of the larger horse rescue operations in the country, has not seen increased numbers of abandoned horses. He said he worries that pro- slaughterhouse forces are exaggerating the scope of the problem. DeAeth, of True Blue, also said she doesn't believe slaughterhouses should be part of the solution. "The problem is indiscriminate breeders, backyard breeders," she said. Cherry likewise urges horse owners not to breed: "What it all amounts to is responsibility." In the meantime, rescue groups are desperately hoping to find more volunteers to temporarily foster or adopt rescued horses. "Our resources are pretty well stretched to the limit," Williams said. "This could be the first time we've had to tell a sheriff's office we probably won't be able to take in a horse." Anyone interested in adopting a rescued horse or being a temporary foster caregiver can contact Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society at info@bluebonnetequine.org. How much does it cost to care for a horse? At home:Including hay, feed and horseshoeing, at least $200 a month. Does not include equipment, supplements, water or fencing. At a commercial stable: For full boarding, which typically includes nighttime stalls, feed and hay, cleaning and daily turnout, monthly costs at area stables range from $360 to $850. For pasture boarding, in which horses are generally kept outside with other horses and provided feed and hay, costs range from $250 to $400 per month.
This idiot needs top go back to dog and cat sitting. Imagine a 1000+ pound horse on a couch....and it's these lala idiots that have taken over the horse industry. And outlawing slaughter houses, DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW MUCH IT COSTS NOW TO DISPOSE OF AN OLD, SICK AND SUFFERING HORSE? Over a 1000 bucks in some cases, if you don't have your own property, a backhoe and a 22.
I found my filly a wonderful home last year and I feel good about it. I've even visited her a few times although her current owner is a proud 14 year old young lady. Her mom owns the 200+ acre horse farm with about 100 head and a successful business operation. I was happy, my wallet was happy, the girl is happy and the filly is happy.
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#14. To: christine (#13)
"He doesn't know he's a horse," said Frampton, a volunteer foster caregiver for the Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society. "He wants to watch TV with you on the couch."
#15. To: mininggold (#14)
And outlawing slaughter houses, DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW MUCH IT COSTS NOW TO DISPOSE OF AN OLD, SICK AND SUFFERING HORSE?
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