Sunday Updates on Monday

Since my computer apparently had a stupid moment yesterday and decided to post the Sea of Stars post instead of scheduling it like I told it to, I'm going to have to do the updates today.

Before we start, I have another blog post I want to share. This one has a lot to do with our case updates.

Meet the owner of Beau, a previously neglected horse. The officer refuses to take Beau's previous owners to court. Does anyone know why these cases take so long and cost so much money? 'Cause I don't, and I'd like to know. Seems like we could sentence them a lot faster than we do.

Keum H. Lee - Eight more days until the next court date.

Ernie Paragallo - I have two stories for this one. Story So far homes have been found for 96 of the 177 horses rescued from his farm. Paragallo is being charged with 35 counts of animal cruelty punishable by up to 2 years in jail and a fine of $35,000 if found guilty. I am at a loss for words right now. It cost more than $35,000 to care for all those horses and the bills are still being racked up! I've got a better idea, how about he pays for the care of all the horses. And I mean everything. And how in the world do you get 35 counts of animal cruelty out of starving 177 horses? Maybe it should be 2 years in jail and a fine of $35,000 each. Moving on... And in a lot better news: Story The New York Racing Board is tightening its rules to ensure that all breeders receiving fund money provide proper food, water, and shelter for their horses.

Here's some more on the wild horse plan. Story

Dan Gralian, president of the Nevada Cattlemen's Association, said livestock overgrazing no longer is the problem it once was and cattle don't cause more damage to the range than horses.

Well of course he'd say that. I've finally figured out what the one of the biggest problems with America is. With every debate, we have two sides. Both sides has facts that they twist to their advantage. The problem with that being, one of them HAS TO BE WRONG. And there's no way for anyone to know which side is wrong because neither side will admit it and you never hear from the middle. So, honestly, how do we know horses cause more damage to rangeland than cattle or vice versa? Ranchers are always going to say its the mustangs and horse advocates are always going to say its the cattle.