IN MEMORY OF 'THE HORSE WITH NO NAME' ...

We will call him JUSTICE!!!

We need to keep seeking legal justice for this animal who was totally helpless and in the hands of a cruel maniac.

www.examiner.com/pet-rescue-in-national/oklahoma-man-charged-with-dragging-horse-behind-his-atv 

AND

www.sequoyahcountytimes.com/view/full_story/16404543/article-Animal-cruelty-charges-pending?instance=home_news_bullets 

Read the articles and decide for yourself!  (I don't know why the links are not being shared, but please copy and paste the links above into your browser address bar, or into your google search bar ....)


Copied from the online news:

Houston: Sequoyah County Sheriffs Deputies Thursday arrested Reuben Houston, 26, of Vian pending charges of animal abuse.

According to Sheriff Ron Lockhart deputies responded to a call of an injured horse, south of Vian.

According to Lockhart, Houston told the deputies that he was upset because the horse kept getting out of the pasture, so he drug the horse down a paved road behind an ATV.

The report said the horse was so severely injured that a veterinarian was called to euthanize the horse. A neighbor found the horse tied to a tree.

The horse’s injuries include a severely damaged eye, protruding from the socket and large areas of flesh ripped open on the shoulder, over the ribs and near the hip and flank.

Houston was booked into the Sequoyah County Jail in Sallisaw.
Read more: Sequoyah County Times - Animal cruelty charges pending

UPDATE ADDED DECEMBER 12, 2011:
Reuben Houston, 26, of Vian appeared before Special Distirct Judge Larry Langley Wednesday and was ordered back on Dec. 14 for a disposition docket.
Read more: Sequoyah County Times - Houston appears for arraignment

http://www.sequoyahcountytimes.com/view/full_story/16511202/article-Houston-appears-for-arraignment?instance=home_news_bullets


The poor horse was humanely put out of his misery by a vet.

Thank you Becca for suggesting that we name this boy JUSTICE ... in his honor we will not stop seeking just that!

We the undersigned are so very, very tired of reading case after case, seeing video after video ...

The abuse of animals in our care has GOT to stop!

The laws have got to be reviewed, and changed - stiffer penalties, both financial and legal.

If we do nothing other than slap these cruel offenders on the wrist, why would they change????? 

Please, this is in your hands ... do the right thing!!!  BE THE VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS!  

The Internet is sharing this story worldwide, and EVERYONE is watching ... waiting ... what will you do to make a positive difference? 

You were elected to your position by the people, and now, WE the PEOPLE, are asking you to act in the very best interests of these helpless, defenseless animals.