Mr Campos has assured Robert that they will be taken care of by others from now on. Robert and I are so relieved. This is all we have been asking for is for a permanent solution for the care of these horses.The donated feed is there for them and will be given to them. Robert has spent a week taking care of those horses and he is so happy that help as finally arrived.

It is not our decision as to their future care, that of course should be left to the owner and Mr. Campos.

The circumstances as how these horses got in this condition was not our main concern. We just wanted to get help for them because Robert, even with his Texas size heart, he could not maintain his care of them for an extended period of time.

 I want thank Mr.Campos for helping locate the owner so a happy ending could result. Also, we want to thank all those that gave support and donations. Your kindness is a true reflection of the kind and caring people we do have in our communities. Now that they are being taken care of we all can move forward and rejoice in knowing a caring community can come together and take care of those in need whether they be human or animal. We wish the best for the horses and their owner.
We need to be a community that will reach out and help others in need. We hope the owner knows if she needs help with her animals, there are those like Robert who are willing step up and be there to shoulder the burden till the situation can be resolved.

I also want to thank the Victoria Advocate editor and reporters who have covered this Story. They helped us accomplish our single goal, to get help for these horses ASAP.

I have sent 01 my e-mail address...

OUCH!

Rags...is that what your sweet little lady is having for supper tonite?
I was married to a nag once too.....

I would certainly give my fellow man a bale of hay if he needed it or some oats. We are after all, our brothers keeper.

Would the same folks concerned about these horses show the same emotion and concern for their fellow man in distress? Or would they cross to the other side of the street and turn away.........???

I talked to the Yorktown PD, and they had been monitoring the situation- The owners actually took the horses in like that from someone else- If you would like to contribute feed or hay it can be left at the horses location. I feel better knowing the whole story now. I will be taking a bag of feed and some hay this evening. This woman is a widow now and I'm sure she will appreciate the help.

Delight:
My email address is fairley01@sbcglobal.net. Email me your contact information and I will email/call you. As far as knowing about Yorktown...I am well aware. That is why everyone who is interested in helping these animals should make themselves know to their representatives. (The City Secretary, the Mayor, the Councilpersons and the Chief of Police. I was told that no one had complained to the City when I called City Hall.

Imagine or Fairl01 please let me know what to do to help-
I can donate feed or whatever else to help- This situation is crazy- Having worked in Yorktown at one time and knowing the politics in that town I doubt much will get done from the city to help find a home for those horses-

Imagine,

I would like to talk to you. fairley01@sbcglobal.net

We, the concerned, as private citizens have done all we can do to remedy this situation. (Thank you Mr. Roller, D. Sagan and the Victoria Advocate.) Now that Chief Campos and all of the rest of the City and County officials have been made aware, they can be held responsible for the outcome, whatever that may be. We, the concerned, will remain diligent to see that the right thing will be done. We must continue to be the voice of the voiceless, whether it be an animal, a child or an elderly person.

A note to swbones. I do not disagree with what you say. It would be better to put a bullet between the eyes of the animals than to watch them starve. When God gave humanity dominion over the beasts of the earth, the fowls of the air and the creatures of the deep, he made us responsible to care for them when we penned them up, chained them to a tree, put them in a coop or aquarium or otherwise confined them. It is true that most of the world eats horsemeat (nasty stuff)as well as cats, dogs, roaches, rats, ants and anything else to fill empty bellies. I do not have a problem with people feeding and clothing themselves with animals. I do have a problem with treating them inhumanely.
As the concerned, it is our responsibility to make sure that the powers that be do their jobs and make sure laws are enforced.

It is sad to hear of the owner's death; however, those horses did not get that way in a week. It is obvious by the stories of witnesses and by the photographs that these animals have been neglected for quite some time. The horses in the photographs are grossly malnurished.

The widow probably needs time to greive, so it should have been one of her first priorities to put someone in charge of caring for the horses while she could not. That or sell them or even just give them away...anything is better than allowing the horses to go without care, food and water.

It is animal abuse however you look at it. A stranger is going out giving the animals food and water. The criminal violation for animal abuse states nothing about food or water being present for there to be a violation.

§ 42.09. CRUELTY TO LIVESTOCK ANIMALS. (a) A person
commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly:
(1) tortures a livestock animal;
(2) fails unreasonably to provide necessary food,
water, or care for a livestock animal in the person's custody;
(3) abandons unreasonably a livestock animal in the
person's custody;

(b) In this section:
(1) "Abandon" includes abandoning a livestock animal
in the person's custody without making reasonable arrangements for
assumption of custody by another person.
(2) "Cruel manner" includes a manner that causes or
permits unjustified or unwarranted pain or suffering.
(3) "Custody" includes responsibility for the health,
safety, and welfare of a livestock animal subject to the person's
care and control, regardless of ownership of the livestock animal.
(4) "Depredation" has the meaning assigned by Section
71.001, Parks and Wildlife Code.
(5) "Livestock animal" means:
(A) cattle, sheep, swine, goats, ratites, or
poultry commonly raised for human consumption;
(B) a horse, pony, mule, donkey, or hinny;
(C) native or nonnative hoofstock raised under
agriculture practices; or
(D) native or nonnative fowl commonly raised
under agricultural practices.
(6) "Necessary food, water, or care" includes food,
water, or care provided to the extent required to maintain the
livestock animal in a state of good health.
(7) "Torture" includes any act that causes
unjustifiable pain or suffering.
(8) "Trip" means to use an object to cause a horse to
fall or lose its balance.

I, in no way, support being cruel to animals. We grew up very poor East Texas out in the country; My Father taught all his children that pets as well as livestock are to be cared for from birth to grave. It is the owner’s responsibility to perform whatever was necessary on either end of that spectrum. So as I child I learned to pull colts when necessary and put down horses as necessary. Nothing cruel in the whole thing.
If your sensitivities towards this person’s horses drive you to take action then file the complaint/charges that are appropriate for this case with the County Sherriff’s office.
If you wish to have someone look after the horses, get private funding and get after it. AS I said, buy them and care for them.
The tax dollars of the County have more important things to do than pay for starving horses.

If Americans ate horses, as is common in much of the world, I would not be told to “Shut-up” and be called “insensitive”.

So I guess option #2 is not Viable????

swbones...shut up. Have them put down, what an ignorant remark. They need vet care, shade, food, water and vitamin supplements. Just go find some other topic to post on, your
insensitivity is not appreciated.

The owner’s widow should just go put them down. End of issue.
Or all the folks who want to save them, take up a collection among yourselves, buy them from the widow then move them to one of your places and take care of them.

I disagree that some of the horses are FINE! The pictures show that they are not. They did not get like this in just one week. They have been neglected for a long time. If Robert had not found them they would have still be uncared for, perhaps dead or very close to death.

Robert and I will be watching to make sure they are taken care of.