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Title 18, Section 5511
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The Henneke Body Scoring Chart is accepted in court as a scientific method of scoring a horse's body condition. It is used successfully in court to prove neglect.
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PA Anti-Cruelty Law at New Holland, PA Auction
Young draft gelding shipped from NC displays injured left hind leg. A PA equine vet determined that there was no fixing this horse's injured leg. He was humanely euthanised.
No Enforcement
Down and bleeding inside a trailer with Maine license plates at a New Holland, PA auction. Reportedly the horse later died. No charges were ever filed. Blood was pooling on the ground under and outside the trailer.
The Downer Hall of Shame
Down Belgian was down all day at a PA horse auction. Several bystanders attempted to get the horse to rise. A vet was never called...
The Labor Day Mares
Severely foundered mare's face reveals the pain she is feeling. Mare was found down on a truck at a New Holland auction. Blood oozed from her coronary bands.
A Mule & 2 Standardbreds-
All Had Broken Legs & were Hidden on A Trailer
No Water
Water tank is empty, even though the faucets work..
The Horse the Killers Refused & the vet passed.
Unfit Horses Sold at Auction
PSPCA allows sale - NHPD files charges, owner pleads guilty.
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Horse Cruelty
Fate of Downed Horses at PA Horse Auction
Whatever as Long as they are Standing we can Ship 'em." ....
Fate of Downed Palomino on 5-25-98
On Memorial Day 1998, this foundered Palomino gelding was brought to a PA auction barn and put in the killer pens. Bystanders actually witnessed other horses walking on him while he lay on the ground in agony. Whip marks were observed on the inside of his hind legs.
In too much distress to rise and drink at the water trough beside him, caring bystanders instead brought water in paper cups for him to drink....
Probably because he was drawing so much attention from people at the auction, he was loaded onto a known New York "killer buyer's" trailer.
An equine veterinarian and The Humane League of Lancaster County arrived at the auction. Even though the veterinarian recommended against the transport of this horse, the humane officer allowed the horse to be transported over 200 miles to New York.The "killer buyer's" story was that he had purchased the horse a week earlier at the sale. He claimed, " the horse foundered the next day" and he brought the horse back to the PA auction to meet the "seller to get his money back." When the seller refused, "he was going to return the horse to New York for treatment."
This horse had fresh hoof black on his hooves.
Hoof Black is used on horses hooves in shows or parades.
Seems odd that someone would apply hoof black to a horse that foundered a week ago...
PA Anti Cruelty Statute, Sec 5511
(d) Selling or using disabled horse.--A person commits a summary offense if he offers for sale or sells any horse, which by reason of debility, disease or lameness, or for other cause could not be worked or used without violating the laws against cruelty to animals, or leads, rides, drives or transports any such horse for any purpose, except that of conveying the horse to the nearest available appropriate facility for its humane keeping or destruction or for medical or surgical treatment.
- Why was the owner of this horse allowed to transport him over 200 miles, instead of the " nearest appropriate facility... for medical or surgical treatment." as required by law.
- Why was the owner not cited for transporting the horse from New York to the PA auction in this condition?
- Why was the owner permitted to deny, " necessary sustenance, drink, shelter or veterinary care" to the horse as required by law?
- Where was the horse's Coggins Test Certificate and Health Certificate, allowing the horse to cross state lines?
He was supposedly shipped over 200 miles "home".
Because of his condition, a more likely destination was a Canadian slaughterhouse over 550 miles away.
"Founder is a very painful condition. . . one of the most painful things a horse has to go through,"
Dr Margaret Mullin DVMSince the PA State Police checked this auction in July 1998 and again in April 1999, the horses in the worst condition are kept behind locked gates.
In July 1999, a horse that would not even bring a $5.00 bid was sold through the sale.
In September 1999 the PA State Police responded to a complaint from the EPN of injured horses inside the New Holland auction barn.
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