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Horse killed by trainer

December 31st, 2007 · 2 Comments

Father’s Day this year our young trainer killed our horse. He beat heck out of her and the sheriff and DA are of no help. Horses are expressly excluded from thge Texas penal code cruelty section. I need a horse attorney that can help us on contingency.

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  • 1 admin // Dec 31, 2007 at 11:20 am

    That’s just horrible. I can’t believe that horses are excluded from animal cruelty charges in Texas. That just doesn’t seem right. Maybe you can get him from a different direction. At the very least he destroyed your property or was negligent in the care of your property. Even if the DA won’t pursue this, you should still have a civil case. The trainer should at least be liable for the value of the horse.

  • 2 Brown, B // Apr 8, 2008 at 6:52 pm

    Doesn’t seem right, in Colorado attorneys do help, as this is your livelihood, and the person that took this horse away from you by killing it, took your earnings. He would serve 3-5 years in jail for doing it.

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