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Post by MustangAppy on Aug 26, 2008 15:21:13 GMT -5
Klamath Humane Society officials started investigating reports of malnourished animals at Leta Johnson's property in the spring of 2007. Since then, multiple charges have been filed, and Johnson spent two nights in the Klamath County Jail after she was arrested June 23. She then was put under court order to pay for care and food for her animals after a judge determined she was able to do so. Klamath County District Attorney Cole Chase said the animals were removed last week after she failed to comply.
There is no further information posted at this time. Associated Press Release.
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Post by frr2 on Aug 26, 2008 16:44:54 GMT -5
Oh my....... no words for this one.
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Post by cutiepiepmu on Aug 26, 2008 17:10:08 GMT -5
I know who this is. About 10 years ago this same woman did time because she had about 40 horses standing in 10x10 pens outside. They were literally up to their belly in mud and manure and had not had food or water in so long that they were actually drinking the mud water/their own urine. Many of the horses ended up euthenized because their feet literarally rotted off to the point that they could not even stand other than to be wedged in the mud. the whole thing was absolutely sickening. It took almost a YEAR to finally get officials to take the horses away. The property she had them on was right next to the road and was on the way to my grandparents house - so I saw it nearly every day.
I remember driving in and offering to actually BUY the horses at one point - all of them - and she wanted $3000 EACH. the horses were MAYBE a 1.5 body score and there was a pile of dead bodies behind the house. Plus there was a pen that had several pigs in it - looked like what was good sized hogs - they were all dead and starting to rot as well as a variety of very skinny dogs and some chickens that were missing most of their feathers.
I hope that she does time for this- last time she only got 30 days if I remember right.
Makes me absolutely SICK!
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Post by wendyp on Aug 26, 2008 19:00:57 GMT -5
There were 55 horses seized - I sure hope there is a horse rescue helping out. I don't know what Klamath County's policy is on rehoming - hope it isn't auction/slaughter. Their Sheriff's department used to be a little on the cocky side when I was involved with Search and Rescue for the Deschutes County Sheriff's office. That doesn't bode well for the horses..........
I posed the question on their newspapers website about what the county's policy was for rehoming - we'll see if they post it, and if anyone replies.........
WendyP/Bend, OR
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Post by cutiepiepmu on Aug 26, 2008 23:30:11 GMT -5
I am from that area - and know that most of the animal control/humane society people work REALLY hard to take care of the horses. The humane society out there has a decent size barn and I know that they have taken in a few horses on occasion - although don't know about that amount of horses. The auction yard there is SMALL and not set up to house animals the way enumclaw and others area. Klamath County In my experience will try to keep them in a safe house then rehome them once the court situation is handled.
Sara
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