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Posted: 11:14 PM Apr 30, 2007
"I Was Railroaded": Horse Farm Owner Fires Back
One of the men accused of neglecting horses on their Jackson County ranch speaks out about the allegations only to News 10. Reporter: Beth ShayneEmail Address: beth.shayne@wilx.com |
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Matt obviously has asked some of his fellow other race track scum to write positive comments on his behalf. This guy is as low as any life form can get and anybody who supports him after what he has done, is an equally ignorant and pathetic moron. This guy needs to be dealt with outside the courts and punished in a middle eastern way. The world would be better off with fewer people like "Matt".
This low life is a liar and a con-man concerned with racing, betting, other illegal race related activities and making a buck by abusing living creatures that are as trusting and loving as children when they are treated with the respect they deserve. Mercier is a low life scum bag who should suffer exactly as those horses suffered. There are numerous horse people and others who would like to punish this throw back in a way that would truly serve justice.
I think alot of people should take a long HARD look in their own back yards BEFORE they go judging others. Who's to say your barn or pasture isn't up to snuff by others standards. Does that give AC the right to come in and take over. It will all come out in the Wash but whos reputation is going to be down in the dirt when its over??????
Most vets will recommend a "knacker" who will dispose of the body any time of the year usually for free. Or sometimes places like MSU will take the body as a donation for dissection labs. Leaving out a large dead animal like that can spread disease not only to their horses but to other livestock in the area. It is irresponsible to put others at risk due to their own laziness. Plus saying that "The great majority were fat." Even by your own vet's opinion the weight score the healthiest horses were a 3 on a scale of 1-9. 9 is obese. There is no way you can consider a 3 fat. Maybe this guy is confusing pregnant with fat. If they were really checking on the horses everyday why did it take WEEKS for the police to find them? If they were honestly checking on them as often as they say; they would have run into the cops almost immediately. Not coming forward right away and not showing up on the property makes Matt and Jim look like crooks.
You would be able to bury a horse in the winter? Apparently everyone doesn't have the equipment or the ability to do that. I agree, it will all come out in the wash. You realize animal control wanted to have a horse killed but a judge allowed the owners to take the horse to the vet and it didn't need to be put down? Who's cruel?
I am an experienced horse person and it is very possible that a starved horse would have a healthy foal. I've seen it happen. And as far as dragging a dead horse off to the side and leaving it is a health hazard. Face reality you are a animal abuser. My sister lives right down the road from that farm on Hayball Rd. She saw it for herself.
The Michigan Department of Agriculture has guide lines for caring for horses and other farm animals. Under Equine Health Care and Medical Procedures it mentions injury prevention, nutrician management, adequate housing, vaccination programs, parasite control, cleanliness, and general equine husbantry in consultation with a veterinarian. It is not that diffcult to know right from wrong. Owner's that are innocent of any wrong doing, will eventually all come out in the wash. Possibly now is the time, for those who don't have a clue on caring for horses, to do a little studing up, on how to care for them. Animal Anti-Cruelty Statutes for Michigan are also easy to find.
The owner is a liar and and a fool. Who on earth would believe him???? Everyone is not blind!
This is a witch hunt. If their vet said the horses were cared for I'm not sure how those who have not been to vet school could possibly have more knowledge than someone who has seen the horses numerous times. We're rooting for you Matt!
They need to leave Matt alone. They are liers
I have seen Matt at many, many competitions and his horses have NEVER looked as though they were not being taken care. He has always displayed a sense of compassion with his animals. I have never been to the farm, but you cannot produce the caliber of horses he has if they have not been taken care of both physically and nutitionally. I for one do not believe these accusations.