Is Everybody Ready?…..It’s Time to Point and Laugh!

What a week!  It just keeps getting better and better as far as finding things to point and laugh at.  I’ve actually had some concerns about getting it all covered in one blog entry, things have been so busy.  This is a really long entry this week, so grab some supplies and settle in because it’s time to get on with the festivities.  Once again, it’s Point and Laugh Friday…..brought to you by the letter `V’ for victory!

As usual we’re going to kick things off by checking in with the Matron of Morons, Slaughterhouse Sue.  It was another fairly quiet week for Suey.  One can only assume she is busy writing of her special brand of poetry that reads like Rainman wrote it or she’s still in a weakened state due to lack of carcinogen tainted meat in her diet.  Nevertheless, she did manage to lay down some links early in the week to inspire the three remaining UH followers and repulse the rest of us.  The first was a `fun facebook page’ from France all about eating horse meat.  I almost think Ole Suey goes out of her way to be gross, but then I realize it probably comes naturally for her.  At least she didn’t talk about her ass again this week.  I’m still in therapy over that assault on my mind’s eye.  The next article she linked  is not just funny, its effin hilarious.  I’m not even being sarcastic at this point.  Slaughterhouse Sue linked an article about Rockville on the 25th.  It was full of the usual misinformation, lies and quotes from Suey.  The hilarity comes in when somebody contacted the writer and brought them up to speed about what is really going down in Rockville, so they added an editorial comment in bold at the top on the 26th apologizing for the omissions and stating that Suey was `unavailable for comments’ when they tried to clear things up.  Rockville Mayor, David Moore also stated that nobody has heard from Slaughterhouse Sue since May.  Not only funny, but knee slapping funny as the link remains on the UH page with Suey’s endorsement of `Good article!’.  You can check it out yourself :
(http://www.latitudenews.com/story/words-appetite-horse-meat-creates-jobs-american-heartland/).  I do have to commend Latitude News for doing the right thing and adding this comment to the top of the article.  Naturally, this sent Slaughterhouse Sue scurrying back into hiding and she has been `unavailable for comment’ for the remainder of the week.

As we are well aware, when Suey goes to ground, it is up to her henchmen to step up to the plate to perpetuate the lies and propaganda that are so necessary to her mission to profit from the torture of horses.  Because Holy Theresa was busy getting ready for her fund-raising extravaganza for her slaughter supporting rescue this weekend, we were left with D-bag Duquette once again.  Actually, I shouldn’t complain.  I get a huge kick out of D-bag when he gets all authoritarian on our asses and busts out his word of the day toilet paper for quotes.  His big polysyllabic word this week was `variable’.  Rumor has it he was pretty damn proud of using it in a sentence and he high fived himself in the forehead in celebration.  We went into detail about his big media push yesterday, but this quote from him is worth repeating : ““70 percent of the world’s countries have too many variables to accurately predict when the industry will be able to start again.”“.  Despite me begging, nobody has been able to tell me WTF it even means yet.  Perhaps the writer’s gibberish to English translator did not know what to make of D-bag’s profanity laced ramblings and this is what it came up with……kinda like those funny auto-corrects we keep seeing posted around.  At any rate, the article was full of misinformation and whining and, of course, Suey was unavailable for comment again, basically leaving poor D-bag holding the poo bag.  Mindy`Puppymill’ Patterson was dusted off and forced to take over linking duties on the UH page as well…Business as usual.

Let’s move on to Mendy Tobiano.  I have to admit I’ve been withholding information from the readers here.  Mendy has been most unhappy with this blog and has taken to writing WordPress to whine about it.  The bestest part of it all is they love me because they host my blog and they also send me her letters when I ask for them.  Perjury is a bad thing….just sayin.  Mendy Tobiano got her knickers in a twist because we made fun of her grooming and tack fitting practices last week.  She had a hissy fit over on Horse Farts about how trimming a bridle path is a `choice’ and she chooses not to.  Well, let’s not forget that she also claims to win all these classes and titles with her super awesome training skills.  I don’t know about the rest of y’all, but any show I have ever participated in, grooming and presentation was a huge part of winning; even the 4H shows.   Also, trimming a bridle path for your horse is a kindness.  It doesn’t have to be more than an inch or two, but it will let the bridle lay where it’s supposed to and not tangle their mane up and cause discomfort.  I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that Mendy doesn’t care about stuff like that when she considers this picture an example of a well-groomed horse with properly fitted tack.  It is the same horse that claims she wins all these classes on, including Hunter Under Saddle.  Maybe there is a Backwoods Big Game Hunter Under Saddle class I’m not aware of though……

Ok, we aren’t quite done with Mendy Tobiano yet, but the rest of her news is all tied up with some other Horse Farters.  Yes, NT is still blogging and still nobody is paying attention other than maybe NT’s family members and people she coerces into commenting, so we won’t worry too much about it.  Other than paranoid and nonsensical ramblings and aping this blog, there isn’t a lot of content there.  The two times I took a look this week, I thoroughly enjoyed her new platform that shows how few views she actually does get.  She’d probably crap her Depends if she saw the stats over here.  Where the hilarity and hijinks comes in is with her favorite Facebook bat cave and the drama they had this week.  It seems that my selection of Sunday’s PSA did NOT go down well with the HFA club.  Our poster gal Jes, made several comments on how little she cared and how she wasn’t going to read it, but y’all know she did.  Mendy Tobiano would love to have people believe this blog is devoted to her, so it bothered her that she wasn’t featured before her buddy.  As a result, they booted out the majority of horse farters and went undercover.  Presumably this is to give them some peace and quiet while Jes looks for her missing chin and Mendy Tobiano tries to locate her dignity.  We probably shouldn’t hold our breath waiting for either of those things to ever happen.  It’s sure a good thing they showed us all how little they cared!  I’m going to put this one in the victory column that due to this blog, they have gone underground where nobody seeking actual truth and information will ever have to stumble upon their idiocy.  At least they can now sit around and congratulate each other about what great little horse abusers they are and Mendy Tobiano can flirt with herself in relative privacy.

Don’t say I didn’t warn you this would be a long one, because we still have stuff to discuss.  Remember Angela Marshall?  The woman who sent her crippled horse on a 30 hour trip to torture?  Yeah, she is now going to fund the studies to find out the withdrawal time for Bute apparently.  She also would like to provide horse meat to her family. ” I would be happy to have horse meat available to my family. Why export a perfectly good source of meat?? I think the UK knows something we dont, like how awesome horse meat really is.”  If she truly feels this way, why the fuckity fuck didn’t she just eat her own horse rather than sending him on a death ride to Canada?????  I’m sure there were are farmers, butchers and hunters in her area that would have been more than happy to come shoot her horse and dress him out at home; which would have been far less cruel and traumatizing to the horse.  Maybe she didn’t want to feed her kids Bute?  Say it ain’t so!  I guess the fact that the UK people are actually not big consumers of horses at all hasn’t occurred to her.  Most of them are as disgusted about it as 80% of our population is.  Maybe when you’re a welfare wife with a clown-car vagina, all countries `over there’ are pretty much the same and she confuses the UK with the EU…And before NT pops up to say how mean I am for talking about the poor little chillrun, remember that it was NT that brought up the fact that she has all these snotty kids, twins on the way and nobody in her household has a job in order to make us feel bad for her.  If you throw the card on the table, you don’t get to choose how it gets played.

Guess what?  We still aren’t finished!  You’d think with them slithering under their rock we wouldn’t have much to talk about, but we seem to have even more.  Of course, being the attention whores they all are, we shouldn’t be surprised that they can’t stay buried forever.  Not all of them have alter egos to do the public talking for them like Mendy Tobiano, although she certainly isn’t the only one that does that these days.  It seems that Daffy found refuge with Tony Wildhorse Ullrich and his pages.  For those of you that don’t know, The Tonester loves nothing more than to pick a fight on Facebook and crow about it.  He’s the editor of The Wild Ones magazine, but it seems that even after collecting subscription fees, there is an issue getting the magazine out in a timely fashion.  That is all playing out very publically on the magazine’s Facebook page.  Hurry on over before he deletes the evidence! It also seems that he had his page devoted to mocking and making fun of a few wild horse advocates (I’m assuming that’s what they are) taken down as well.  I forgot to mention that this is also a PSA favorite pastime….reporting each other to Facebook and trying to get accounts suspended.  Perhaps The Tonester will stagger back over here and dazzle us all with his ignorance in the comment section like he did last week, but don’t hold your breath on that either.  They are currently closing ranks and showing us all how much they don’t care about this blog.  That’s what they think the benefit to being `secret’ is, but sadly for them, there is still a mole…

Last up for this week is the link extravaganza that went on over at the UH Facebook page.  They are all outraged at the strict testing going on at the TWHA Celebration show and naturally have convinced themselves that this is all a conspiracy by they HSUS and USDA to take away their personal rights.  They feel that it is their right to abuse and torture any animal as long as it makes them beer money and gives them something to brag about.  They are also very upset that they aren’t seeing very many foals with their mammas in the fields as they drive around the back roads looking for some roadkill to make a nice pot of stew with.  For one thing, many breeders have already weaned their babies this time of year considering it’s almost September.  Another thing, is I’m not sure why less foals is so horrible considering they are all concerned with all these unwanted horses that need to be slaughtered and eaten immediately.  We have also learned this week that vegetarians and vegans are evil and are to be feared and burned at the stake.  I guess you don’t get to have choices unless they fall into line with the horse eating agenda.  I wonder if they realize that many anti-slaughter advocates are not even a little bit vegetarian.  The concept of anti-cruelty is as foreign to them as having all your own teeth and having more than two forks in your family tree.   They just assume that it means it’s going to take away their rights and we’ll all be forced into vegetarianism soon.  In other news, the sky is, in fact, falling and if we could just slaughter some horses global warming would end.

As much ground as we have covered this week, it feels like we have just scraped the surface.  I keep getting asked by the few PSAs that venture over here why I make fun of everybody.  Well, what would you have me do?  Take these ridiculous creatures seriously?  The fact is that the issue that finds us all at odds is a very serious one.  People that have advocated for an end to horse slaughter have been bullied and maligned forever by the PSA (pro-slaughter advocate) side.  We’ve been wrongfully labelled as animal rights activists or zealots and otherwise dismissed as `emotional’.  Slaughter IS an emotional subject for many of us.  That’s what makes us human.  However, I have tried to stick to facts and science to back up my stance as have most of the people I have seen out there working towards ending the threat of horse slaughter.  At the end of the day, call me what you want because it won’t change a thing.  I will continue to write about things that come up and I will continue to poke the anthill of PSAs as long as it amuses me.  Hate me or this blog all you want, but it’s WORKING and it’s doing that with a lot of help from the readers here.  The more PSA asstards that shut up and run for cover, the more we can get done.  Without their misinformation and paranoid ramblings out in the open, the people that are legitimately trying to make an informed decision will have a clear path to actual facts.  Have a great long weekend everybody and don’t forget to hug your horses!

In Memory of HFA

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Ready to Roll?

Yesterday we talked about Mindy `Puppymill’ Patterson’s linking frenzy over at the UH Facebook page.  I felt this one article needed its own treatment because it actually does have something to do with horse slaughter and Douchebag Duquette has been talking again.  I’m not sure this was authorized by Slaughterhouse Sue, but D-bag has been a good little lap dog and perpetuated her lies so perhaps he won’t get a bare butt spanking over this one.  Prepare to be pissed, amused and everything in between as we pick the sweet corn out of this latest bit of news from our intrepid horse eaters.

The article we’re going to look at comes from the Ag Week blog.  Of course we all know by now that Big Ag = Big Trouble if you happen to be any sort of animal these people figure is a food source and this blog is no different.  (http://www.agweek.com/event/article/id/20055/).  Written by Mikkel Pates, it uses D-bag Duquette as the authority on the slaughter situation and updates us on where we are as far as getting plants open.  I’m not sure if Pates had a problem interpreting D-bag’s usual profanity laced gibberish or that he, himself, has a problem making sense too.  Seeing as he is writing for Ag Week it could be either or both.  I find this statement, attributed to D-bag to be somewhat confusing “70 percent of the world’s countries have too many variables to accurately predict when the industry will be able to start again.” I realize I’ve been busy and running on little sleep lately, but can somebody explain to me WTF this statement is about and whose ass they are pulling their stats out of this week?  I’m getting brain cramps….Before I concuss myself, let’s look at the updates on three known `targets’ for the UH.

The first proposed facility discussed is Hermiston, Oregon.  This also happens to be D-bag’s homeland and where UH hopes to open up its flagship, super-duper, horse rescue, rehab, college, slaughter, restaurant and hardware store.  D-bag says it will have a $4million slaughter facility that can process 100 horses a day and also a $3.5 million rescue facility all housed on the same 300 acres.  We have already talked about the UH’s proposed rescue a horse for slaughter program here : (https://shedrowconfessions.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/uh-unveils-its-rescue-and-rejuventation-program-god-help-us/).  D-bag assures us “The majority we get in are going to be retrained and go back out” but states he’s reluctant to release details due to interference and threats.  He does allude to`private investors’ and NW tribes being involved.  Somebody really needs to let the tribal elders know what a complete shit show Loos and his swine operation brought to the Rosebud Sioux and who will be making all the money should they let this band of idiots open a slaughter facility on their lands.  I’d also like to know why there are investors out there willing to build a $3.5 million dollar `rescue’ yet these same people are the ones complaining that current rescues are overwhelmed and under funded.  If you care so much about the welfare of horses, how about shooting some of that cash to hay banks, gelding clinics, subsidizing euthanasia and making a real difference to the welfare of horses that doesn’t involve torturing and eating them?  The article neglects to mention that the Hermiston City Manager is strongly opposed to this plant opening and feels it would be detrimental for the town.  (http://www.hermistonherald.com/news/local_news/hermiston-council-talks-horse-slaughter-plant/article_84c4cdac-f194-11e1-a1ed-0019bb2963f4.html?success=1%3Fsuccess%3D2)

Next up, they discuss the Roswell, New Mexico facility.  As we know that is dead in the water but I guess D-bag neglected to mention that fact when being interviewed for this piece. The article does acknowledge that there was strong political opposition to slaughtering horses, so they get an `E’ for effort on that one although they talk of it as if it’s still in play stating that the horse meat would be exported to Mexico.  Not sure why Mexico would be a big buyer of imported horse meat considering they have their own slaughter facilities, but if you’re lying anyhow, you may as well just go all out.  It further lies saying the plant had been slaughtering cattle for the past 20 years but closed earlier this year due to the `cost of cattle’.  It neglects to mention it was actually shut down for numerous environmental and animal cruelty violations.

Perhaps the funniest slaughter plant update was the Rockville, Missouri one.  It lists Slaughterhouse Sue as the proposed facility’s CEO and states they are in partnership with Chevideco.  Of course we know that Chevideco is not prepared to front the start-up money and this facility is bogged down in lawsuits and title issues.  Apparently, Ole Suey “didn’t immediately return calls for comment” and that the plant will start slaughtering cows if they can’t open up for horses soon.  No mention of the retro-fitting the promised was made.

So there are the updates on the slaughter plants according to D-bag Duquette.  No mention was made of Bouvray Exports being ready to roll in Washington state and I’m not sure if that’s because Slaughterhouse Sue and her henchmen don’t have a financial interest there or D-bag is smart enough to keep that one close to his vest.  I suspect it is the former.  The article says there is talk of facilities in 18 different states and tribal lands, but D-bag doesn’t want to reveal too much because the anti-slaughter people would try to obstruct them.  I suppose he figures they can just sneak them open or something.  He’s never been very good with details.  In fact, I’m willing to bet D-bag has velcro shoes because of the whole complexity of tying laces.  As stupid as D-bag is, we need to pay attention because we know that they are all in on slaughtering horses and will not be giving up anytime soon.  Until the budget is passed with the Moran Amendment attached, we need to pay attention to what is going on.  Thank you to the readers that email me links and info and the ones that take the time to comment and educate people here.  While I don’t pretend to be a `team’ like Mendy Tobiano, this is a collaborative effort through all of your efforts and I appreciate it.  Stay tuned for Point and Laugh Friday….it’s going to be a good one!

 

(http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/2055)

(http://elpasotimes.typepad.com/newmexico/2012/08/horse-slaughter-plant-is-dead.html)

(http://www.frontrangeequinerescue.org/front-range-equine-rescue-horse-slaughter.php).

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Slaughter Will Fix EVERYTHING

Wow!  It’s only Tuesday and we’ve already had a bounty of drama!  Seems we have the asstards of the PSA contingent on the run as they have now gone to ground and hid.  Have no worries though, we have endless fodder stored up and my tentacles continue to reach far and wide.  We are business as usual and can devote more time to the real issues now that the HFA buffoonery has been silenced.  Not sure about y’all but I’m putting this one in the victory column and directly attributing it to them not liking the view in the mirror we keep holding up for them.  I’ve been busier than anybody should ever have to be lately, and my connection is a bit dicey for the next few days, so please bear with me.  Sadly, the PSAs never take a break and I may have to write several chapters to Point and Laugh Friday if the first few days of this week are any indication.  Today, I want to talk about some articles they use to prop up their stance on slaughter.  I’m sure you’ll be as confused as I am as to how they think they help them out, but we’ll discuss them anyhow, because that’s what we do best!

Mindy `Puppymill’ Patterson

Today’s lunacy is brought to you mostly by Slaughterhouse Sue’s favorite foot soldier.  The one and only, Mindy `Puppymill’ Patterson, clueless leader of the Cavalry Group and tireless advocate for animal cruelty in Missouri and beyond.  She has taken a page out of Ole Suey’s `Rallying Your Dwindling Supporters’  handbook and gone into a frenzy of linking up articles to inspire and motivate the three remaining members of the United Horsemen.  The first article we are going to look at today is about the Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration being held in Shelbyville this week.  It is the biggest event of the year for the TWHA and I’m going to tell you right now that Puppymill is `shocked and horrified’.  It appears that after irrefutable evidence of soaring and other brutality used on the Big Lick horses, that the TWHA has finally decided to become pro-active and have implemented their toughest testing in the 74 year history of this event.  They are also practicing transparency by posting the results of their testing online within 24 hrs.  (http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120822/NEWS01/120822011?fb_action_ids=3608637094717&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=246965925417366) I’m not sure about the rest of you, but I don’t see a lot negative in this link.  It looks to me that this breed is finally trying to clean up its act and do right by the horses they identify themselves with.  Not so fast……according to Puppymill, it’s all a great big conspiracy by the HSUS and USDA….

“The Tennessee Walking Horse industry has been wrongfully vilified by HSUS and USDA because of the bad actors.  I attended the opening day of The Celebration in Shelbyville, TN last week and was shocked and horrified as I witnessed first hand how HSUS and USDA have successfully diminished this national annual event.  I’m saddened by the low participation and low attendance because the participants are simply afraid to show up.  HSUS has gone after the TWHA because they are considered to be the “easy target” or, in my opinion, the gateway to destroy other horse events!  We all had better be prepared to defend the TWHA because they will be coming for all other horse events next!”
– Where to start?  If you read the linked article, it clearly states they are expecting 200,000 spectators by the end of this week.  That sounds pretty strong to me, but I suppose the fact that most people will show up for the championship and big classes held at the end of the week is lost on Puppymill.  I guess she couldn’t scream `diminished’ had she bothered to show up later in the week.  Also, I belong to an industry that has come under heavy scrutiny due to some public asshattery by the minority.  As a result we have detention barns and very strict testing procedures.  You know what?  If you aren’t a cheater, you embrace that sort of thing because it doesn’t change how you do business and it might weed out the bad apples. It tends to level the playing field and the real horsemen will rise to the top.  If you aren’t cheating, you have no worries and you aren’t afraid to show up.  The TWHA is an `easy target’ because of their inability or refusal to police itself.  The atrocities committed against the Big Lick horses disgust the general public and are completely barbaric.  It’s been the worst kept secret in the horse industry for years, but with the internet, social media and people being more conscious of these things, it is not acceptable on any level any longer. I guess if you’re a PSA the answer to all this is to just slaughter horses and shut up about the abuse.  Just to reiterate, Puppymill is `shocked and horrified’ and blaming the HSUS and USDA for all of this.

Ok, let’s move onto another concern that Puppymill Patterson has.  She linked this article about how we all may be forced to be vegetarians by the year 2050.  (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/vegetarian-2050-190426669.html).  I’m not sure about the rest of y’all, but I think by the year 2050 I’ll mostly be eating soft food if I’m even kicking around at all so I probably won’t care.  At any rate, the article talks about drought conditions and the estimated water shortage not being able to support the estimated 9 billion people’s eating habits by that year and that raising animals for food will take up 5 to 10 times more water than raising the crops for a vegetarian based diet.  Nowhere in this article does it mention horses.  However, Puppymill’s comment upon linking this article was: “Doom & gloom. And more proof we need U.S. horse slaughter now.”  Go ahead and read what she said three more times and it still won’t make one lick of sense.  Of course, the UH half wits are on the same wavelength, so they get it….

“The article is a good point to start several discussions. 1. Is it really inevitable that the world population will reach 9 billion? i’m happy with 7. In fact, I thought we had enough at 6 billion. Maybe we need to start figuring out what it takes to stabilize the increase in population instead of killing time worrying about how to feed all. 2. I think there is currently enough food production to feed everyone. The problem is the food and people are not in workable proximity to met nutrional needs. The same goes for water. Maybe we should devote efforts to proper distribution of humanity rather than throwing resources at feeding people in food scarce locales. 3. The artilce doesn’t seem to consider that water is a naturally reused resource. 4. The article makes no mention of increaseing water use efficiency.”

– I sincerely hope this person is not serious in what they are suggesting…..

“the article also doesn’t cover the fact that hsus and peta are doing all they can to ensure that this is the case by doing away with farming”

– HUH????

Guess what?  She wasn’t finished yet!  There was an article about the slaughter plants they are trying to open which I’ll cover in more detail in the next few days.  It pretty much deserves its own treatment.  There was also this little petition Puppymill wants everybody to sign because she is going to Washington DC in a couple of weeks and wants to present it.  (http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/investigate-usda-aphis-and-stop-proposed-rule-to-regula.html)  It has an entire 2600 signatures on it so I’m sure the boys in Washington will take it very seriously.  Hell, Mendy Tobiano and her multiple personalities may account for a third of them for all we know.  Basically it’s a move to halt the proposed rule to regulate pet sellers and that shouldn’t surprise any of us that know that Mindy is a huge puppymill supporter and one of the PSAs that think any sort of regulation or law in place to make sure animals are handled humanely infringe on her God-given right to be an asstard.  I sure wish I could be a fly on the wall when this little band of animal abusers take their cause to DC.  I always enjoy comedy.

The UH’s Tour Van

So that’s a little sampling about what is going on in the PSA world this week.  It’s been active for sure!  That’s the good thing about silencing pockets of these people…..there are always more that are willing to step up to the plate.  Still, we will methodically keep countering their propaganda with the truth and eventually more will just go away.  You know, we have had a few venture over here with some questions.  I don’t even mind that if it’s civil. Please look upon that as an opportunity to educate and maybe sway some opinions.  While nobody likes to poke fun and tweak noses more than me, we are all here for a reason and can’t afford to lose focus just yet. Stay dry everybody!

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Sunday’s PSA

Happy Sunday!  Because it is Sunday, it is once again time to feature a PSA.  I’m going to deviate a little bit this week though and pick a usual suspect who is a true attention whore.  She checks all the boxes just like our past PSAs, but she’s also been crying for attention from us for a long while.  Actually, crying for attention from me in particular.  It would seem she has a bit of a girly crush on me.  Because my week has been so awesome, I’m feeling magnanimous so I’m going to throw a bone. I’m also busier than hell right now, so this one may be a bit boring, but there will be some important stuff at the end of the reveal as far as actually doing stuff to prevent slaughter. I suspect there will be a shitfit of epic proportions either publicly or behind closed doors, so you may want to put on your splatter shields.

Our PSA this week likes to talk a lot.  She also loves me and this blog and spends a lot of time refreshing the page and discussing both.  I’m thinking our PSA will be a fairly easy one to guess for everybody.  She seems to like to discuss vaginas quite a bit, especially mine, but I’m not going to nauseate y’all with those details.  Let’s let her speak for herself and then you guys can tell me how you make out with guessing…

 

“It’s time to write a letter of support for Rep. Wallis in the very public, very slanderous attack against her by Sound off with Sasha. This is not acceptable programming and I am shocked their station allows for bullying and harrassment, esp of elected officials. rjohnson@wgcu.org Mr. Johnson is the station manager. I believe letters of disapproval are in order immediately.”

– Did I mention our PSA also enjoys the view from the inside of Slaughterhouse Sue’s rectum?  Or at least she used to.  Word has it she got her nose out of joint over the cancelled Scummit of the Horse Eaters when she couldn’t get a refund on her plane ticket and promptly threw her toys out of the pram. As of this writing it is unclear if she still thinks D-bag Duquette is awesome or even still has the POS horse she paid way too much money for from him.

“Here is a new thread for making fun of people… and for talking about XXXX XXXX, aka her new nickname… the Lady Reverend… or Rev for short… holding up my shot of Tequila to the Rev…. Have a cold one on us!”

– This is one example of many that this PSA has started `dogpiles’ on anti people she doesn’t care for.  Yet, she is the first one to screech when her buddies get a feature on here or other blogs.  I felt it may be out of envy, so I’m giving her the spotlight today.  No need to thank me. 🙂

 

 

“I suggest if you get to that point of sending quality stock to slaughter, you turn to your UH group and ask for assistance in finding them REPUTABLE homes. We may be able to ask for rescue transport assistance. There are fates worse than death, BUT you have a group of people around you who would likely work with you to take these horses on. Trust those in your circle and offer these guys free to people you KNOW.”

– WHAT?  They may be able to beg for money?  I thought that was just wrong!!!!!  Oh wait, it’s fine and dandy to beg for money as long as you are enabling a horse hoarder and slaughterphile.  Gotcha!

 

“Rescues are so picky you’d think they’d send he ass packing. I was refused a horse at rescue because I board!”

– Yup, our PSA is one of those city folks they keep saying have no business having an opinion on the horse industry.  I guess that’s only for people that don’t support slaughter though.  Given how this buffoon behaves online, I’m going to guess there may have been other reasons she got turned down for the rescue horse.  At any rate, she now slags off all rescues that don’t support slaughter.

 

“how many screen shots do we have of AR’s intentionally buting their horses. Whether its needed or not. Now that is *intentional and excessive drugging of a horse for NO medical reason and obviously w.o. the permission of a Vet. Gads, I wonder what’ those Vet’s would say if they saw their clients were abusing the prescription? hhhmmmm”

– You would think Bute is heroin the way these asswipes carry on about it.  Yeah, if it meant the difference between slaughter or not, I would give every horse a one time minimal dose too.  It isn’t a bunch difference than giving them an aspirin.  Why are all these PSAs so uninformed?

 

“I will also state clearly…. our #1 priority is the welfare of horses. This groups should not be about finger pointing but about implementing solutions. Including helping those horse people who the media or others portray as “bad”. For those not familiar with the rescue or AR world, it is common for breeders to be picked on.

Our group would rather HELP people and KEEP horses in their homes, than propagate inappropriate seizures. Truly, in this case, had people offered to assist Ms. Skakel in repairs she herself was unable to make, we would not be having a conversation.”

– Our PSA was one of the little worker bees that charged off to enable Nancy Skakel.  In case you don’t remember who Nancy Skakel is you can refresh your memory here:( http://fuglyblog.com/2010/04/07/breeding-trainwreck-du-jour/)

 

“I chuckled when she bought and won some halters… I knew if she bid on a horse… the fact that she has *nothing* ready and likely no place set up, no truck, trailer… hell all she’s got a halter.. and she made comments to me about how horrible slaughter was… her face through out was comical only because the lady just doesn’t understand … when I left she had yet to bid on a horse BUT that doesn’t mean she didn’t”

– This was when they were making fun of the lady wearing shorts at an auction.  Notice how our PSA whines about helping out a hoarder/abuser like Nancy Skakel and HELPING people, blah, blah, blah….I guess that doesn’t count if you are anti-slaughter.  They cry about the state of our industry but they want to pick and choose who becomes a part of it and none of them have a single nickel to share between each other..  Just more every day hypocrisy from a loud-mouthed PSA.

 

So, some other fun facts about this week’s PSA.  She is yet another one that is a failed trainer (link below).  She also has a kennel, or at least her website says she does. She seems to get in scraps on doggie message boards too.  Needless to say, she’s pro-puppymill.  As are so many of our PSAs she’s a convenient christian and  a card-carrying member of the International Cowboy Church Alliance.  Our PSA is also trying to make `Western Dressage’ happen and a member of that too.  When she gets done dreaming about whether or not I vajazzle and wishing I was blonde, I’m sure she’ll work herself up into some righteous indignation and rally the troops of the witless. I can’t wait!  Has anybody guessed who our poster gal is this week?  It’s time for the big reveal…..say hello, to our hypocritical buddy…..

 

 

 

 

 

Jes `Vajajay’ Sothern

“Where’s my chin?”

http://www.sothernstar.com/services

http://iccanlink.ning.com/profile/JesSothern

http://oregonwesterndressage.webs.com/portland-metro

 

 

Ok, now that we have the PSA named and shamed, let’s talk briefly about what we can actually do to end slaughter.  I got this in my email yesterday and  I am always happy to pass these types of things on, so keep them coming!  Please read carefully and do what you can.

“So we all agree that we like horses. We all agree that we are opposed to horse slaughter. But ask yourself, what have you really done today to make sure it ends? Not everyone can be the boots on the ground, but is what you are doing really making an impact? There are several campaigns going on right now- some only take seconds to complete, others take a little more effort, but if your action becomes the difference between having horses slaughtered in the US and ending it, wouldn’t that be time well spent? If we say nothing, then Congress will listen to those who do support horse slaughter instead of all of us who oppose it. I can tell you one thing for sure, they ARE speaking up. Are you?  Here are 5 things you can do without ever leaving your home. Please note, deadlines are coming soon on several of the projects, so lets get on it! Show that you care. 

1. Make a video  Deadline Aug 31  https://www.facebook.com/WeAreAgainstHorseSlaughter Cheryl Flannagan with Save The Horses is collecting and compiling videos made by advocates regarding ending horse slaughter. These videos will be compiled and presented to congress with the letters and petition. The videos should be one minute or less and the purpose is to put a face to a voice and not just a signature. With your horse, without it doesn’t matter.  Once completed please email the videos to horseinc@aol.com

2. Write a letter to congress. Deadline Soon! Tell them you are opposed to your tax dollars being used on horse meat inspections for foreign countries when our food safety programs are being slashed . Tell them why you are opposed to horse slaughter in your own words. http://heatherclemenceau.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/letter-writing-campaign-to-end-horse-slaughter-email-us-your-letters-now/  If you aren’t sure what to write, join us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/477262352286586/

 

3. Order some postcards, hand them out to friends and family https://www.facebook.com/pages/Postcard-Campaign-Against-Horse-Slaughter/224998564288799

 

4. Sign and share a petition including this one- It has almost 50,000 signatures. Show congress that we do care.  This only takes seconds to complete. Please encourage all your friends to do the same.  http://www.change.org/petitions/overturn-the-legalization-of-horse-slaughter-for-human-consumption?utm_campaign=friend_inviter_modal&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=11288995  There are many petitions out there. Sign and share as many as you like, but lets get this one past 50,000.

 

5. Fill in the blanks and write a letter to Congress in support of protecting our wild horses. This is another easy one- http://rtfitchauthor.com/2012/08/21/wild-horse-freedom-federation-to-deliver-letters-to-the-president/

 

Finally, for those who want to go on a September road trip- This looks like a great way to meet some amazing advocates and have some fun in Vegas… http://www.equinewelfarealliance.org/Int_l_Equine_Conference.htmlHow are you going to make an impact? Please share this and tell your friends how you made a difference for the horses today”

 

 

 

 

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We may not be able to fix stupid, but we sure as hell can make fun of it!

Why is it every time I wrap up our week with an edition of Point and Laugh Friday, the PSAs ramp up the stupid for the next 48 hrs?  At some point you would think it wasn’t even possible to get any more stupid or misinformed, but we haven’t even come close to it yet.  So, we are about to rehash a few tired arguments for the millionth time because we can and because I’m irritated again.  Apologies in advance and I suggest you wear protective head-gear for this blog; whether that be a tinfoil beanie, helmet or both.

Ok, it seems my Point and Laugh Friday hit a few nerves behind close doors and panties are not only in a bunch, they are chafing some butts in a big way.  In an effort to make me stop pointing out the idiocy, the PSAs are going to attempt business as usual, which means that they are going to pontificate about slaughter.  Yay!  I love it when they remove all doubt as to how ignorant they all are.  So let’s kick things off with the petulant pony, Mendy Tobiano hefting herself up on the podium to edumacate us all….

“Three years later we are still bitching about the issues in this article.
Will this ever end? Horses are livestock. As long as that’s the legal definition, slaughter of them is no different than a cow or hog. Now why is it the USDA cannot seem to get off their asses and send the inspectors in for the horses. Gosh, election years suck don’t they”

– This is what happens when you have tunnel vision and are completely ignorant to how things work.  While horses may be considered to be `livestock’ by many and for legal terms, they are considered to be companion animals by the FDA.  That means that horses are not raised for food consumption like a cow or hog.  Stomp your feet all you want, that’s just they way it is right now.  Also, as has been discussed in numerous media forums, the USDA had their budget cut by $9 million this year.  To fund inspections for horses, which are not raised for human consumption and the majority of the population oppose, that would mean it would come at the expense of inspecting hogs, cattle or poultry.  Since horses are also not considered to be a staple in the American diet as the other animals are, you are asking them to redirect funding that comes directly from the US taxpayer for inspections on something that will largely be for overseas consumption and profit.  As Slaughterhouse Sue likes to say; It’s simple economics.  Now, you can factor in the Moran Amendment that is on the table that would effectively wipe out slaughter again and  NOBODY is going to put USDA inspectors in horse slaughter facilities until that is resolved.  Get over it.

” Not only do they need to get up and get the slaughter houses going, they need to get the withdrawl times set for bute and other drugs which they are refusing to do because of the politics involved in horse slaughter. I would be willing to donate $ when I have it to gety this done!”

– This little gem comes from Montana’s former owner.  She wants to donate money to get slaughter happening!  Awesome!  I wonder if that’s the best use of her welfare checks?  Given how evil and stupid we know her to be, it’s not surprising she is still trying to make `Bute’ happen. It’s never going to.

“I agree that testing for withdrawal periods on meat products from horses known to have been buted needs to be done. The only thing we have is the results of sick people who were TREATED with bute not those who ate it…..There is a hugomongo difference between direct ingestion of something and eating something that had the substance given to it.”

– Maybe ole NT would like to step up and be the guinea pig for this testing?  Or maybe she can volunteer some of her family?  I guess the concept of second-hand smoke is over her flat head too?

“The funny thing is people actually use bute themselves. All medications have adverse effects, sometimes it bothers one person and not another. All medications have withdrawls. They need to get it done!”

– Yes and people also smoke meth and don’t die right away either, but that doesn’t mean it’s advisable to do it yourself.  But this is coming from Montana’s Mommy again so we shouldn’t be surprised about the level of ignorance.  Maybe she’ll sell some of her kids for those kinds of lab experiments when they age out of the WIC program and do her bit to make slaughter happen so those mini horses she adopted have a place to go when she inevitably screws them up.

“Yep—I had a friend who died from an aspirin allergy. But we don’t pull aspirin off the market…….I wonder if anyone would like to do some research for me on drugs that COMMONLY kill people or have horrendous side effects (like the Cialis mythical 4 hour erection) but are still on the market. Like kids who die from benadryl”

– Actually I think `somebody’s’ time would be better spent teaching NT to read with comprehension.  Then maybe she can learn the difference between side effects and carcinogens.  Maybe she can also learn the difference between testing for a performance level threshold and tissue residue.  Or maybe we can just not bother and let keep handing her more rope to hang herself with because as annoying as this gets, it’s pretty damn funny too.

“Vets can give cattle bute extra label and there IS a withdrawal time for MEAT ( not milk) there cant be very much difference in elimination time for cattle vs. horses. However, I have tried to get info. from the USDA and FDA-both are extremely aggravating as they give run-around conversation and avoid straight answers, saying it is a very controversial subject.”

– No it is not approved for use in food producing animals.  Period.  No elimination time because it is BANNED.  Why is this such a hard concept to grasp for these asstards?  Seriously.  It’s just not that hard.  BANNED means BANNED.

(http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vetext/INF-DA/ButeProhib.pdf)

“this is somethin most people don’t know , thier hasn’t been any complaints on horse meat since the early to mid 80’s , and happend twice is all , and the deal on the drug issue is that when kill the horses , every part is stamped , like the lungs , heart , liver , kidneys , these are hung racks , and checked in a time period in case thier is a type of drug that shows up , if so the meat was tanked , and not sold for human’s , at least that is how it used to be , and that is somethin that the anti’s don’t want anbody to know or they didn’t know that , that is what they did at Beltex”

– No asstard, not every carcass is tested.  Yes, they are identified, but the testing is random to a degree.  The on site CFIA or USDA inspector is supposed to identify likely candidates to test ie. horses with noticeable lameness, illness or anything that may suggest they had been medicated, but we all know that’s very hit and miss at best.  Back when Beltex was operating they were only testing for Trichinosis.  Canada has only been testing for banned meds for less than two years, so it’s pretty safe to say the US slaughter houses never tested for that stuff.

Given how profoundly stupid these people are, is it any wonder the USDA and FDA have made it so difficult for them to get through on the phone?  I suggest that both agencies hire very cranky people (No, not me because I already have a job) to answer these calls.  I probably shouldn’t even say anything and let these idiots continue to make fools of themselves as they  charge around on their own being nuisances and never being taken seriously.  How can you take somebody seriously that either cannot or will not grasp a simple concept like `Banned’?  Now we have NT saying that maybe it’s banned for humans to use, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be able to eat something that has taken it.  If this were true, I guess the whole contaminating the ground water with euthanized horses thing shouldn’t worry them either or killing rats with poison shouldn’t harm an animal that eats the rat?  It seems there is nothing else to say, so I’m going to leave y’all with a little limerick that NT wrote.  It pretty much says it all…

There once was a man who ate horse

His own mount for steak was his source

He did bute his pony

Since tainted meat is phony

And his liver is just fine, of course!

Last minute edit here:  Looks like we have yet another horse carcass showing up in the food supply with Bute in it…Oops.  

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/index.cfm?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2012.1215

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Guess What Day It Is!…..It’s Point and Laugh Friday!

What a great week it’s been!  We’ve had lots of good news and our PSA buddies have continued their trajectory of stupidity to keep us all entertained.  Thanks to our PSAs we even got to learn some stuff through disproving their misguided notions and outright lies.  To say it’s been a busy week would be an understatement.  Because we have so much ground to cover, it’s best to jump right in to this week’s edition of Point and Laugh Friday…..brought to you by the letter `F’ for fuckery.

Slaughterhouse Sue dipped a tentative gnarly toenail into the waters this week to see if it was time to make a triumphant return from her self-imposed exile after getting run out of New Mexico.  She pretty much stuck to her tried and tested schtick of posting a link  in hopes of rallying her few remaining supporters. This week it was the `Action Alert’ from the New Jersey Farm Bureau asking for people to support the veto on the transportation ban on horses for slaughter.  No comments from her peanut gallery followed and only one `liked’ it, so  I guess the other three supporters couldn’t put down the Doritos long enough to click `like’. Next up, Suey got pissed when one of the UHers posted up this link : (http://www.cattlenetwork.com/e-newsletters/drovers-daily/Callicrate-rails-against-NCBA-praises-HSUS-166326766.html)  It has nothing to do with horses other than some beef producers working with the HSUS.  We all know how Suey hates anything to do with the HSUS so she kept things classy with this comment: “Those idiots, with Callicrate leading the charge, just lost whatever small amount of credibility they ever had. Talk about prostituting yourself…this about takes the cake!”  Not sure about you, but I think somebody like Slaughterhouse Sue talking about credibility is about like seeing a hooker talking about celibacy.  It doesn’t make a lot of sense.  I wish I could say Suey was done with that statement but she had one last shot to fire before scuttling back under her bridge.  That was this comment she made after linking an article about the HSUS not drawing a lot of support in Indiana : “Now…this is FUNNY! Eleven million supporters, my ass…”  Of all the vile and offensive statements this creature has made, this one made me die a little inside.  Does anyone need the image of her large, cottage cheesey, hairy ass burned onto their mind’s eye?  I’ve pretty much been off my feed ever since 😦

Speaking of Suey’s ass, Douchebag Duquette made good use of his off-leash time this week.  Apparently, he lost his remote control and was stuck actually watching the News  that came on after his kids were done with Sesame Street.  Something must have sparked in his tainted horse meat addled brain and inspired him to post this little gem: “I saw something very interesting on the news last night, they were talking about the NFL and how it was a 9.8 billion dollar a year business……Hmmmm?? How is it that the #1 recreational industry in the US (The Horse Industry) that was a $102 billion dollar a year business, over ten times the impact of the NFL gets so little play in the media or congress????? You would think that the amount of jobs lost directly and indirectly because of what our government let happen would be front and center.. Shouldn’t it be??”  I guess it’s difficult for D-bag to fathom that the six people that show up for the kiddies’ 4H show are considerably less and spend less than the people that show up for NFL games.  Besides, the big money in the horse industry is NOT the bottom feeding UH crowd that base the value on their stock on the meat market.  I’m not even sure what his point is about the media.  Does he want to televise slaughter and make a reality show out of it?  Does he want more media coverage of him getting verbally spanked by people?  I’m not following…..The good news is he returned to his dungeon to play lap-dog to Mama Suey for the remainder of the week.  The other good news is we hardly had to hear from Holy Theresa as she was allegedly busy doing penance for being such a sanctimonious piece of poop.

Moving on down the ladder to the bottom feeders even of the horse eating crowed, it’s time to check in with good ole Mendy Tobiano.  Seems Mendy is back to hoarding horses under the guise of fostering them for the `sheriff”.  Maybe that’s her new euphemism for Craigslist.  The problem with her little `story’ is that if the horse was a legal seizure, it would have had to been held for at least 30 days and then two notices of public auction would need to be made in the local papers which the sheriff department would handle.  It certainly wouldn’t have been handed to her and flipped within days as she claims.  Chances are she’s just horse trading as usual because once again, Mendy Tobiano’s story does not add up with what the actual laws are.   At any rate, here is a picture of the poor thing which may or may not have a new home. Why can’t these PSA people every actually GROOM an animal before riding it and WTF is up with the ill-fitting tack all the time?

This brings us to the nice little watermark on the picture and the dramedy that caused it.  The PSAs are operating under the misguided notion that putting their name and date on a picture makes it copyright.  It does not.  It just makes sure they get credit for it and I have no problem with that at all.  The actual fact of copyright is you have to PAY and register copyright for each and every picture and it can take up to 8mths for that to happen. Or at least that’s what you have to do if you want to actually enforce a copyright, which still wouldn’t work here because even if it was a real copyright….“• Fair use exceptions are allowable for such purposes of teaching, research, news reports, parodies, and critiques provided that the value of the copyrighted material is protected. “  So, it would appear to be business as usual for this blog.  What kicked all of this off?  Well, the PSA’s meltdown over being featured here last week went on and on.  Mendy Tobiano led the charge to try to make me feel bad by posting up a series of blogs designed to play our sympathies for the abusive asstards that were featured.  I guess if you have kids, health issues, or suck at life, that gives you a free pass to slaughter and abuse animals in NT’s world.  In my world there is never an excuse and I will continue to feature morons that wave their freak flag in my face.  Call it `news’, `parody’, or `critique’, it’s all fair use.  Produce proof of registered copyright and I’ll happily take the above picture down.

I wish I could say we were done with the antics of the petulant pony woman, but we are not. Because she is still unemployed, that means her and her personalities appear to have endless amounts of time to be all over the net.  She continues to sell off clothes and tack so that she can postpone actually going out and working, but maybe she can get some pointers from Montana’s former owner how to work the system and get the taxpayers to pay for her hoarding habit.  That new dog of hers won’t feed itself unless her pig’s days are numbered as well.  She rounded out the week by climbing up on the cross and being a martyr claiming `they’ are not going to do things the way they have been and, instead, extend a hand of friendship to `their’ fellow human beings and attempt to be a positive force….Then she ran off and participated in writing me poetry with her PSA buddies and calling me a hoe etc. Oh and let’s not forget about flirting with herself as NT.  I suspect somebody either had a med adjustment or was off them all together this week.  This is what NT left us with….barf with me…

BTW…you also can’t copyright images you snatched off google….

 

Daffy had a relatively quiet week in the vast tundra of Facebook.  Sadly, I can’t say the same about here.  She continues to post with regularity and I continue to hold her posts for moderation to try to calm down her hysteria.  So far so good.  She hasn’t grown a brain, but she has managed to have a few simple exchanges and be only minimally offensive.  Her crazyass mother seems to have given up registering new accounts to post bomb us all and I continue to put her in time-out.  I can only deal with one functional illiterate at once.  Hopefully, I haven’t just beatlejuiced her.  They are both great for comic relief for all of about five posts and then enough is enough.

Daffy and family

So, that pretty much covers the lowlights of the PSA antics this week.  It certainly doesn’t cover all of them and it is very challenging pick out their greatest hits at times.  They devote a lot of time to me and this blog which is awesome.  It means it’s working .  While they are preoccupied with me and who I am, the rest of you are doing the real work.  We had awesome news this week with Sugarcreek getting suspended for at least three weeks and Andio getting busted falsifying his EID paperwork.  It would seem the PSAs haven’t even registered how serious that one was.  Especially a certain PSA that just shipped a horse she claimed to have buted, then recanted when the EID was mentioned.  As always, once we’re done pointing and laughing, there is something you can do to make a real difference to end slaughter.  Please take the time to sign this position and share it out as much as possible: (http://www.change.org/petitions/overturn-the-legalization-of-horse-slaughter-for-human-consumption).  Hopefully, the PSAs will take a day off this weekend so I can finish up our Sunday PSA for this week.  I think you’ll really enjoy this one.  Keep up the good work everybody….we’re getting there!

 

 

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Updates and Hypocrisy

With all the drama we’ve had to put up with lately, I thought it would be a good time to do an update on a blog entry from about a month ago.  Some of you will remember the horse `Buddy’, that got the PSA crowd all up in arms and calling for his immediate euthanization.  We talked about it  here: (https://shedrowconfessions.wordpress.com/2012/07/21/to-save-or-not-to-save/)  If you recall, Buddy was an owner surrender to Safe Haven Horse Rescue and Sanctuary in California on July 19th.  From his pictures, he was probably the most emaciated horse I have ever seen that was still functioning.  Although he was given a full work-up by a veterinarian, the PSAs howled that he was being used to grab donations and was being made to suffer in the name of publicity.  Here are a few pictures of Buddy to refresh your memories….

Clearly, Buddy was not long for this world on the day these pictures were taken.  However, there was nothing systemically wrong with him and apparently the attending vet felt he was a candidate for rehabilitation.  Naturally, the PSA crowd raised holy hell and bombarded this rescue’s Facebook page with their usual asshattery.  NT stomped her hooves and screamed that Safe Haven should `grow a pair and put the animal down’.  Is it just me or does NT seem to be very preoccupied with male genitalia?  Anyhow, all of these rants and tantrums did not take into account one simple thing.  `Buddy’ as an individual.  Most horses in his condition probably wouldn’t make it.  I’m sure Safe Haven realized this too and that is why they had a vet assess him immediately.  With this expert advice, they decided to give this horse a chance.  I’m sure that the horse’s attitude and demeanor factored in almost as heavily as his lab work.  This was a horse that wanted to live.  Before I give you an update on Buddy, let’s talk about the hypocrisy of the PSAs raising hell with this rescue.  Look at the following picture and think about the uproar they would raise if a rescue posted about trying to rehab this horse…

Yes, this horse is still alive…Meet `Able’

Just like they did with Buddy, I’m going to guess that the PSAs would be accusing the rescue of making this horse suffer so it could be a `poster child’ and play on people’s sympathies for money.  They would scream and holler to put him down immediately.  Well, this picture is a few years old and this horse actually did become a poster child.  He was one of four horses that were part of a pretty well-known abuse case in Montana.  (http://www.inhumane.org/data/C&CHeydon.htm)  This horse became a poster child for a rescue that the PSAs love and support.  That would be Holy Theresa’s Willing Servants.  No, she did not rescue the horse or even rehabilitate him.  She did raise funds for him and try to adopt him though and as a result of what happened to Able and the other three horses involved, she began Willing Servants.  That is outlined on the linked page and Holy Theresa had this to say:“This was THE horse and THE story that inspired me to start Willing Servants. Able.”  Her motivation for trying to adopt him (she was not successful) was “I asked to be considered for his adoption so I could use him in my Cowkids For Christ program wher his story could be told over and over to teach and inspire children”  How is that not wanting to use this horse for poster child and her own benefit?  If you read the bottom of the linked page, you’ll find about the entire clusterfuck that ensued with these horses and probably one of the biggest reasons why Holy Theresa hates her local Humane Society. If you would like to make up your own mind about Holy Theresa’s motivations you can read this article (http://www.ravallirepublic.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_824cf1b4-379f-11df-b8a0-001cc4c03286.html) As for Able…..he turned out just fine.

Let’s get back to Buddy.  It’s only been a little over a month since he was rescued, so he’s still got a long way to go.  The good news is, he’s getting there.  Buddy arrived at Safe Haven weighing only 515lbs.  As of this weekend, Buddy is up to 615lbs and looking much better.  He continues to be monitored closely by a veterinarian, with regular blood work and check ups.  Safe Haven is working hard to bring Buddy back to health.  Here are Buddy’s most recent pics:

I don’t know about the rest of you, but these pictures of Buddy make me happy.  He’s made a lot of progress in a very short time and there is no reason to believe he won’t make it all the way back.  So what if this rescue gets publicity for his rehab?  I truly hope they do because they deserve it.  They’re doing a wonderful job.   Part of running a non-profit organization is getting donations and one of the ways you do that is through publicity.  I have no problem with them sharing Buddy’s story. It also brings awareness about why we need stiffer penalties and better enforcement for animal cruelty laws.  I guess the PSAs all think that rescues should only show healthy, fit horses that are ready to go into the show ring.  That isn’t the reality of rescue.  Another fact is that the availability of slaughter wasn’t going to change Buddy’s situation prior to his rescue.  Just because there is no slaughter does not mean there are no kill buyers.  Even when slaughter was available, people abused and neglected horses.  It’s not a new phenomenon.  The only differences between Buddy and Able’s story are that it doesn’t have the stamp of approval from a rescue that supports slaughter and he isn’t splashed all over the media.  I should thank the PSAs though, because their hissy fit is what brought Buddy and his saviors to my attention and I love hearing about happy endings for neglected horses.

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Winning!

Now that everybody is good and mad about the last few day’s posts, I think it’s time for some good news.  A few things that have happened over the past few days that are big ups for the anti-slaughter movement.  Lots of stuff going on in Ohio and it’s all good news.  Well, it’s not great news that asstards like the ones we are about to talk about exist, but it is great news that they are getting busted and I’m sure there will be more stories like this in the near future.  Our PSA buddies better read up because this is decidedly bad news for many of them.  It is especially bad news for those that have a very hard time with telling the truth *cough*mostofthem*cough*

First up, let’s talk about Ronald Andio of Canfield, Ohio.  He’s a kill buyer.  He bought 769 horses at auction in 2010 according to Ohio Department of Agriculture public documents.  That’s a lot of horses!  Andio is known to deal directly with the Viande Richelieu slaughter plant in Massueville, QC.  It seems that Andio, like most PSAs is a great big fat liar and he just got busted.  Astonishingly, he got busted for lying on an EID document and having drug residue show up in a horse he had presented for slaughter as safe for human consumption.  Oops.  In a letter from the FDA, dated July 9, 2012, Andio was issued a warning.  It seems Rotten Ronnie presented a horse for slaughter and wrote on the EID that the horse in question had not been given any banned substance for at least 180 days prior this his purchase of the animal. Upon investigation by the FDA, Andio admitted that he just signed the producer’s name on the EID without ever actually inquiring as to the medication status of the animal.  When the animal was eventually slaughtered, his tissues were tested by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and were found to be positive for both Bute and Clenbuterol.  Imagine that!  (http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/2012/ucm313462.htm)  Andio was also warned about holding animals under conditions at were “so inadequate that medicated animals bearing potentially harmful drug residues are likely to enter the food supply”.  What a great guy!  How unsurprising that a kill buyer is dishonest…

 

There are a few important things to point out about Andio’s situation.  Even though he basically buys horses at sales and flips them to the meat buyer in Canada as quickly as possible, he was the one that falsified the document and when that animal showed up with drugs in his system, it traced directly back to the lie he told.  Also, these positive tests on this particular animal are a completely separate issue than the recent one reported where drug residue was found in meat shipped to Belgium this year.  We are still waiting to hear where that traces back to.  This was, without a doubt an American horse so that pretty much kills the PSA argument that it’s Mexico’s or Canada’s problem and they aren’t so worried about tainted meat being found.  Lastly, you will notice on the document linked above, that the tissues tested to produce the positive results were the kidneys for Bute and the eye for Clenbuterol.  That pretty much wipes out Slaughterhouse Sue’s claim that her slaughter plants are going to test for these drugs PRIOR to slaughter to ensure safety and compliance.  Unless she plans to poke an eye out and do kidney biopsies on each and every horse slaughtered, it was just another lie she told to get what she wants.

Now that we have discussed Rotten Ronnie getting spanked by the FDA, let’s talk about one of his favorite haunts.  The Sugarcreek Livestock Auction in Ohio is run by Leroy Baker jr.  Ole Leroy is a real prince of a man.  He’s racked up about $170,000 in USDA fines over the past few years mostly for transportation violations. Allegedly, he has yet to make any significant attempt to pay any of these fines. His auction is generally considered to be a little shop of horrors for the animals that have the misfortune to be brought there.  Watch this video from Animal Angels and see what a normal sale day at Sugarcreek is like: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5fxnTeEPYc).  Anyhow, it seems that Leroy has been busted yet again.  This time he is in trouble for not having his books straight and not paying out what he should.  The result is he’s got another $10,000 fine he probably will never pay and a 21 day suspension for good measure.  Starting August 19th, Leroy has about 3 weeks to get his accounts in order and prove that his current liabilities do not exceed his current assets.  We can only pray that this death camp remains closed for good.  (http://www.gipsa.usda.gov/Newrelease/2012/21312SugarcreekLSDec.pdf)

I guess none of you will be all that surprised to know that one of our favorite PSAs is absolutely outraged about this situation.  Yup, seems like Daffy Daphne Watson is a huge supporter of Leroy Baker’s.  She is on a rampage about these latest developments.

“ITs ppl like the Ar’s and the EZ’s that are ruining this horse world. I had made a phone call to a sale barn to warn them about something. Yes a group were talking about staging an event to cause problems, and turn horses loose. Anyhow when i called, I was told that they were shut down for 3 weeks. NOW for the Ar’s and Ez’s that are trolling here, let me tell you this- I PERSONNALLY know this person and IF you all would stop causing problems you would see that he is a good guy. JUST because he is a kill buyer doesn’t mean crap- He buys horses and sends them back to his farm to be looked at by a college student that rides hroses, those horses he resells later privatly, Yep his sale barn can be odd IF you have never been their before. RULE of the thumb you bring ahorse in and just unload and leave, it goes directly tot he kill pens, IF it has a halter and you are there, then lead it through avoid the problem. HE IS NOT the cause of the horses there, its the owners that bring the horses in , in the condition they are in(from skinny, to injuried and yet he gets the blame. ).”

– It is reported that at least 95% of the horses that run through that auction go directly to slaughter and Leroy buys many of them himself.  Of course, now that Daffy has given him her personal stamp of approval, we should just disregard all the reports and investigations into this place we have seen (some examples linked below).  I want those of you that haven’t already, go look at the video I linked above and tell me that this is a great place run by a caring person.  Just like Mendy Tobiano, the most abusive and ignorant of the PSAs always tell you what great guys the kill buyers are becausae they are nice to kids.  For the last time…..bring kids into the issue all you want and I’m still not going to change my opinion.  In fact, I may just think their parents are great big assholes for consorting with kill buyers.  Stop it already.

“From what he told me today, 2 of the claims are completly false.
YEp the Ez’s, and AR’s think they won by getting him shut down for 3 weeks, NOPE you just made it worse for the horses in that area, who will NOW have to be hauled to the next nearest sale barn which is a good 3 to 4 hr trip. YEP pat yourselves on the back, YOU REALLY just made it worse then better. again HE IS NOT THE PROBLEM, The owners are.”

– I’m guessing that Daffy is oblivious to the fact that this is just the tip of the iceberg. With the internet and social media, these types of places cannot just hide in the shadows and perpetuate their cruelty and abuse any longer.  The general public are sickened by what goes on in these places and there will be more shut down before it’s all over. Yes, the owners that drop horses off at places like this are asstards too, but he is responsible for what goes on in his sale barn and it is horrific.  He claims he’s innocent on two of the claims?  I wonder what he says about the other $170,000 fines he’s racked up.  I hear prison is full of innocent people too.

Leroy `Killer’ Baker in the middle

So, what have we learned today?  We have learned that the people involved in horse slaughter are less than honorable and really only care about the money in their pockets.  This falls right in line with how often we catch our regular PSAs in blatant lies.  They can’t all be just  ignorant, some are just outright liars and truly evil.  Nobody that cares about animals would ever get into this line of work.  I guess we already pretty much knew this.  These two men are the exact type of  people that took poor Montana to his death and said he would be well cared for and not suffer.  Does anybody other than his asswipe of an owner actually still believe that?  More importantly, we have learned that little by little, we are winning this battle.  With people like Animal Angels out there to report and document what goes on, the USDA cannot ignore it any longer.  I can’t even imagine how horrific it is for them to have to be a witness to the cruelty and abuse they report on, but I respect their efforts more than I can ever say.  Keep up the good work everybody….slow and steady will win this race.

 

http://www.animalsangels.org/

http://www.animalsangels.org/investigations/horse-investigations/228-sugarcreek-horse-auction-oh-1142011.html

http://www.animalsangels.org/investigations/horse-investigations/259-sugarcreek-auction-oh-21811.html

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Let This Be The Last Time We Speak Of This

I’m cranky again.  I freely admit it.  You would think I would know better than to get irritated or even all that surprised by the outright lies that PSAs tell by now.  I think I’m mostly pissed off because I am really tired about discussing what I’m about to.  It depresses me.  I’m going to talk about being an asstard and sending your crippled horse on a 3o hr truck ride to slaughter and also being just a great big fat liar about why you did it.  You would think the least thing these people could do would be to own their evil if they are so certain that slaughter is the answer.

By now the regular readers all know about the saga of the PSA horse called `Montana’.  The poor thing first came onto our radar when his owner made this post on a Facebook site “So its official, I am going to bute my horse for the first time. Too bad I am “ruining” his meat for later especially since he is in pain and will eventually be put down….” Sadly we all know how things ended for the poor horse when she went off on everybody because she was `forced’ to send him on a 3o hr truck ride for slaughter in Canada.  Of course, this was after she had voiced the romantic notion of delivering him herself and being with him when they shot him in the face several times.  That all went out the window when it became obvious it was going to eat into her profit margin.

Naturally, because good ole NT likes to label herself as `pro-agriculture’ and pretty much anti-kindness, she has taken up for this horrible excuse for a horse owner.   Remember that this person has repeatedly stated the horse had ringbone and went downhill super fast.  That’s not how ringbone usually works, but whatever.  Now she says the horse was `injured’ by a metal post 3 yrs ago. The new story is he was off and on lame for the past three years and took a very bad turn for the worse.  Nowhere does this owner ever mention that this horse was seen by a vet.  It would appear her farrier, who I’m just going to come right and say is a moron if she is accurately reporting what he said, did all the diagnostics on the horse.  She is also now saying that she NEVER gave the horse Bute because she didn’t want to mask his pain and hurt him worse.  Clearly this person has no business owning horses if she thinks Bute will do anything other than decrease the inflammation and make the horse more comfortable.  It’s not a nerve block or anything.  She could have given the horse a cortisone injection or even dexamethasone to make him more comfortable too.  You can read up on ringbone here:

http://www.horsetrue.com/ringbone-in-horses.html

You pretty much need a vet and a set of x-rays to accurately diagnose ringbone.  It’s more of an arthritic condition that worsens over time.  We had an old ranch horse that ended up with ringbone in her later years.  She was kept very comfortable well into her late 20’s and lived quite happily with the little kids brushing on her and loving on her.  Anyhow, our PSA says that finally an abscess developed `around the coffin joint’ (again going on the farrier’s opinion rather than a set of film) and blew out the coronet band.  The horse was horribly lame.  Of course he was.  I’ve had horses get an abscess and they act like they broke their leg.  However, that lasts about a day until you soak and drain the thing and relieve the pressure.  Have you ever had a sliver under your nail?  Probably feels about the same. The PSA makes NO mention of soaking this horse’s feet or doing anything to make him comfortable other than to phone the kill buyer.  We had a horse in our barn that did not have ringbone that ended up with abscesses in three feet at the same time.  She came in with horrible feet.  With soaking,  poultice bandaging and antibiotics, she was running around within the week.  Of course we had to keep her feet bandaged and treated until she closed up, but she was treatable and went onto be a happy, sound horse.  It just took some actual effort on our part to fix things.  The PSA also never gave this horse any sort of pain meds to make him more comfortable.  She was in such a panic to `not waste his meat’ that she made him suffer needlessly.

It’s treatable!

The story gets far worse than we even knew.  Thanks to Naughty Tobiano for filling in the gaps.  The PSA likened Montana’s pain level to `walking on a razor blade’ so she waited three days to have the kill buyer to come and pick him up.  From there, the poor thing got to go on a trailer ride from Minnesota to Michigan and be `held’ for three days.  The great news was he was `approved’ for human consumption.  From there he began his 30 hr trailer ride to the slaughter facility in Canada, likely Fort McLeod, AB,  where he may or may not have been killed right away.  He was by his owner’s account extremely sore and was never given anything to ease his pain.  This is beyond  cruel, it is outright barbaric and bordering on criminal cruelty.

Sadly, we are just getting started on the lies.  We are supposed to feel sorry for this evil sicko because she has three kids with twins on the way and nobody has a job in her family or something like that.  Too bad I don’t have the sympathy gene for people that make shitty choices and abuse animals.  She goes onto telling us what great care the kill buyer takes with his animals and how happy she knows the horse’s end was quick.  Quick?????  He was shipped to another state, held for three days and then crammed onto a load of other horses and shipped 30 hrs while he was so sore he was `walking on razor blades’.  How is that quick and painless?  She said they are not allowed to bury horses in her Minnesota and she didn’t want to go to jail for doing so.  She is a great big fat liar. (http://www1.extension.umn.edu/agriculture/horse/care/humane-options-for-unwanted-horses/#carcass)  She had several options to have him put down right at home with a bullet that wouldn’t have caused this animal pain and suffering.  She’s one of these `contaminate the ground water’ asstards.  She is also still crying about no slaughter in the US being the reason for this horse’s torture.  I guess it doesn’t occur to her that Rockville, Mo or the plant in New Mexico would have been almost as long, if not longer, of a trailer ride for her poor horse.  Of course we get the warm fuzzy that she bought two mini horses with her blood money and is going to train them to be service horses and even named one after Montana.  Sadly, this PSA is closely associated with and fosters for a rescue that has an executive director that is also very pro-slaughter.  What a nest of assholes there is up in that end of the world. Oh and the picture I originally was sent of her?  She said it was one she didn’t know was taken.  Yet another lie because it is one of an entire series. She seems to be looking right at the camera in others, so I’m not sure what the point in lying and saying your husband `snuck’ a picture of you is.  I guess pathological liars just don’t know how to tell the truth.

I would love for this to be the last time I feel compelled to mention this asstard.  I think she is profoundly cruel and stupid and people like her shouldn’t be allowed to own animals.  There is nothing in her sob story that justifies what she did to a horse that she claims `meant everything’ to her.  I have a very senior horse of my own.  He is over 30 yrs old and he won’t be around forever.  I’ve had him 29 years and he really is my everything. I am thankful for every single day he’s still here, happy and healthy, but I have also looked into some unpleasant things for when his time with us is up.  I’m aware of my disposal options, what it costs and there is money set aside.  He will never know the horror and torture that Montana did.  For this person to say that she would go to jail if she buried her horse is just an ignorant lie.  Even if she doesn’t have the land to bury him, a rendering company will come and pick up carcasses. It wasn’t a huge surprise to her the horse’s life was going to end.  She was crying about it for at least a month before she actually signed his death warrant and took her blood money.  Shame on her for not investigating a humane option for this animal she claimed to love so much.  Every time this person comments about this, she just makes herself look worse and I wish she would just STFU.  I’m sad for her horse and I know he deserved far better than he got from his person.  Some actions are just not defensible.  What’s with all the pointing fingers and excuses if you truly believe slaughter to be such a great and wonderful thing?

One last word to this PSA….Kill buyers LIE.  Just like you do.  No, they don’t test every carcass for meat and your horse may or may not have shipped right away.  He may or may not have been killed right away.  He told you what you wanted to hear.  You were just stupid enough to buy it.  Kill buying is NOT an honorable profession.  Grow up.

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Sunday’s PSA

Because it is Sunday, it’s once again time to feature one of our PSA friends.  The obvious choice would have been to choose one of the PSAs that whined the loudest over this blog during the past week.  I know of about two or three of them that are absolutely crying for a feature on here.  However, I don’t really like giving in to bad behavior and this blog isn’t about pleasing them.  I think it’s far more fun to make this a bit more challenging than going for the obvious every single time. This week’s PSA ticks all the boxes as far as being a stereotype and hateful, plus he has the added bonus of basically being a caricature of a cowboy.  I think we’ll be about 50/50 on people guessing before the reveal this week.  Let me know how you do!

Our PSA this week normally has a lot to say and fancies himself quite the little expert on all things Ag.  I can tell you that he calls himself a rancher and is most definitely all about slaughtering horses, although he prefers to call it harvesting.  He is regularly misinformed, but that rarely stops him from spewing out his garbled `facts’. It would be a safe assessment to say this PSA is batshit crazy.  Are you ready to hear from the man himself?

“BTW he has been running with 20 mares for 3 years and his first bite of hay was today…after arruval”

– Talking about his no account stud which I will post a picture of at the bottom of this entry.  Why is it that so may of these PSAs breed in mass quantities yet whine about too many horses and no slaughter to place a value on them?  Just because you run a crapload of horses on the back forty and don’t bother doing anything with them does not a `remuda’ make.  Just because your horse is a pretty color does not mean he needs to make more just like him.

“….charged with the crime of letting a dog be a dog” and “…not treating his dog like a kid.”

– This is our PSA’s thoughts on Michael Vick.  No, our PSA is not Steve `Crazyass’ King.

“The respectful harvest of unwanted horses desperately needs to continue. Millions of kids around the world die of starvation every year and upity American citizens, attorneys and judges snub their noses at that by endorsing the wasteful disposal of an otherwise valuable resource. Once again I contend that only an overfed and ungrateful nation would enact a law removing potentially the greatest value a horse has to offer at the end of a useful life. I propose that, before we completely let the horse out of the barn, we go into one of the most poverty stricken areas of our nation and have a horse barbeque. I doubt that the hungry kids or the homeless veterans will tell us that it is against their morals to eat horse meat. I have the horse and if you have the grill, we have a date. “

–  Respectful harvest.  You gotta love all these euphemisms for slaughter they come up with to slide it down the public’s throats a bit easier.  I also love the fact that so many PSAs figure that just because you are poor, you’ll eat anything or are willing to drop your values.

“And apparently the mission is to make the ownership of a horse something that only the elite in this country can have. And that, my friends, flies in the face of everything that the horse represents in the building of our great nation.”

– So slaughtering and eating horses better represents their part in building `our great nation’?  Huh? BTW I don’t think you have a `right’ to own a horse if you can’t afford it or are willing to make the sacrifices to properly care for it.

“Factory farms do not exist. Companies like Chipotle have launched ad campaigns with selective portrayals of the truth that grossly mislead the consumer.

The size of the farm – or whether animals are confined or not – does not in itself determine the treatment of animals. Management, in all cases, is the most important concern in animal husbandry. You may be able to raise pigs outside, in all of Mother Nature’s grandeur, and get along just fine. The truth is – very few of us are willing to work that hard to get it done.”

– Remember that I mentioned he is a self-proclaimed expert on all things Ag?  Well this is what he had to say about hogs.  NO such thing as factory farms and nobody cares about the welfare of the animal because they aren’t `willing to work that hard to get it done’.  Yet, people like this asshat are the ones saying they are concerned about the `welfare’ of horses.

“I hauled five young horses to the Loup City Commission Company’s monthly horse sale in October and two of them brought only $1 apiece. I actually felt fortunate because they did send me a $103 check for the bunch instead of a bill. Before I do that again, I will consider other options such as feeding dogs in the neighborhood.”

– Sounds to me like somebody needs to quit breeding horses if they are only bringing $1 a piece.  WTF is wrong with these people?

Ok, now that we have had a sampling of where our PSA stands on certain issues, let’s get into some really fun facts about him.  Remember how I mentioned he is batshit crazy?  That may be an understatement.  Environmentalist Robert F Kennedy Jr. has accused our PSA of stalking him.  He writes all about it in his book `Crimes Against Nature’.  Here’s an excerpt from the book and it’s also linked below: “His mission was to follow me around and to try to discredit me, but also to intimidate me. He shows up at speeches and press conferences I give, sitting in the front row. He records me, and then he prints distortions or outright misrepresentations of my statements. Sometimes he mumbles menacing comments. Once when I was in Iowa, he came up to me and whispered, “I’m your worst nightmare.” He waits for me in dark parking lots on my way home. He asks if I’d like to take a ride with him in his car, those kind of things. Which I don’t find intimidating, but that’s clearly his purpose.”

Pretty crazy stuff, huh?  Our PSA has also been indicted and plead no contest to cattle fraud/rustling which meant he was caught selling cattle without a bill of sale and selling cattle without a brand inspection.  Prosecuting attorney, Jason White, said:”It’s a long, drawn-out factual situation in which he bought cattle, never really paid for them, never got a bill of sale, and then he turned around and started selling those cattle,” What a great guy our PSA is!   Details are linked below.  Basically, this conviction was the only thing that stopped him from his stalking hobby because he wasn’t allowed to leave the state.  I can’t make this stuff up!  It also wasn’t our PSA’s only brush with the legal system.  He also gained notoriety for being the manager for a 50,000 pig factory farm on the land of the Rosebud Sioux for Bell Farms.  Such was the negative environmental impact of this facility that the Rosebud Sioux had to eventually file a lawsuit to evict our PSA and his operation.  As you can see he is a typical Big Ag douche that has no care about animals, their welfare or even the environment as long as he’s putting money in the bank.

Have you guessed who our PSA is yet?  I’m betting at least half of you know already.  He is a huge fan of Slaughterhouse Sue, D-bag Duquette and Holy Theresa Manzella.  He has a 501c3, (don’t they all?) and claims to be a sixth generation farmer/rancher. He says he has 200 cows, 40 horses, 20 meat goats and 40 sows, although he is so busy running around the country being a pain in the ass, it is widely believed that his wife (also indicted for cattle fraud/rustling) does all the work on their ranch.  Even though he is not a buckaroo by any stretch of the imagination, he wears the costume which probably makes him an even bigger asstard than the actual buckaroos and that is no small feat.  One last chance to guess, because it is now time to give a warm anti-slaughter welcome to our Sunday PSA!

Trent `I’m a Little Teapot’ Loos

Also, for your personal amusement, I’m going to share a link that was sent to me by one of our readers.  It’s from the Summit of the Horse Eaters and good Ole Trent tries to insist that branded BLM horses do not end up in slaughter houses and Bill `Maggot’ des Barres repeatedly contradicts him.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wWSApEUiq4&feature=youtu.be

Do not even get me started on all the reasons this horse should not have his balls…..kinda like his owner.

http://rapidcityjournal.com/article_070f5127-ddbc-5fdf-91e3-c4134f23f0b8.html

http://www.dickrussell.org/articles/clf_rfk.htm

http://www.equinewelfarealliance.org/uploads/Abbey-Summit.pdf

http://www.organicconsumers.org/Toxic/rosebud_hogfarm.cfm

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