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I have no comment to make on the above as you can all see the state of this mare and she was only 4 years old, she had had a foal a few days previous that was born dead and she was put down shortly after. |
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This lovely mare was shot in the head minutes before we got to her, we heard the shot in the distance the blood was fresh and she was still hot, she was on common land and was not Microchipped so therefore we could not trace her owners, imagine the pain she must have been in for weeks with that back leg. We found the area where she has been standing for a couple of weeks which had a lot of dung and blood, we can only presume that maybe she got her leg caught in something and that is how she was injured. She should have been put down weeks before, Imagine the pain and suffering she had endured with that leg! |
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Sometimes our cruelty cases do not have happy endings and end up very sad !! Sadly sometimes we are called too late to Horses. Sometimes they are down too long or gone too bad for us to help and we have no choice but to call a vet to put them down and relieve them of their misery. No animal should be left to suffer or die in this way. Every animal should have the right to a dignified death! Below are some with sad endings and some with happy endings! |
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This mare was left to die and was still alive when the pic was taken and was later put down by a vet. |
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Too late as this horse was dead when I got there, she was in a totally Emaciated state and was starved and seemed to be a aged about 20 years, there is no excuse for this. |
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Too late as this horse was dead when I got there, she was in a totally Emaciated state and was starved and seemed to be a aged about 20 years, there is no excuse for this. |
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This lovely pony was left to die in the bog after it broke it leg and was left there for 7 days, see the way it had tried to get up by turning itself around in a circle, she had no food or water and all I could do to help her was to get the Guards and a vet to end her suffering and Put her Down. |
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A lot of our time and energy is put into answering calls on reported Cruelty Cases. We allow the person reporting to remain anonymous although we do like to have a phone number in case we have trouble finding the location of the animals in question. We answer reports of cruelty to Dogs, Cats, Horses or Ponies and even Farm Animals. It is a very hard and often times sad job, but helping the animals in desperate situations can be very rewarding. We have a good few Cruelty cases on our Cruelty pages but we will WARN you that some of the pics can be quite GRAPHIC……… |
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WARNING…... Some of these images can be quite GRAPHIC |
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She was reported to us by a very concerned member of the public and would have died only for them, I will not mention names but you know who you are and Babes thanks you from the bottom of her heart as well! This little pony (she is only 43" high) she was abandoned in the hills and left to die and a local person put her into a field and we were alerted to her condition, so with the help of the Guards and local people and the very kind couple that reported her plight to us she is now in the care of Cottage Rescue! |
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We do not know who abandoned this lovely little Pony, but she was in quite a bad state, her hair loss is due to two things Rain Scald and Lice, her whole little body was covered in them, she was also badly dehydrated and is having fluids put into her body by a drip and as if that was not enough she is emaciated. Our Vet had to come out to put her on a drip as she was very dehydrated. Babes is an old lady of 25 years plus so therefore she has no back teeth and only teeny weenie top front ones and extra long bottom front teeth, so she is on special wet feeds and out grazing, the Farrier will see to her next week to trim her hooves and rasp her teeth to make her more comfortable! We had to clip her the following morning to remove the remaining hair to help to rid her of all the Lice and then put special lotions on her to ease her skin irritation! She is now in her Long Term Foster home keeping company with a Retired Mare. |
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This mare came into us in very bad condition, she had an awful dip in her back and her ribs were sticking out and she was very thin but you cant see this in the pic on account of her winter coat, but here she is a few months later the day she went off to her Long Term Foster Home! Her owner later surrendered her to us when we had her a few days and was warned not to let any animal get into that condition ever again. She is now happy in her new home! |
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This poor pony was chained up to a post and got so tangled up that she could hardly move her head and she was in a very distressed state and there was no evidence of water or food . See the way the ground is churned up around her as she panicked and tried to free herself and also note the timber on the ground beside her that she tried to gnaw on due to hunger as she was this way for several days! Owner denied having tied her up, I released her and she was fine weeks later when I checked her again. |
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The owner of this lovely mare could not understand that she was in a very uncomfortable condition due to an old injury on her hind leg and severe swelling on her front one and did not seem to realise how thin she was and did not know that she was not in a suitable condition to be in foal! |
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The Bad Eye |
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Say hello to MISTY |
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MISTY is a Welsh Pony aged 8 years and she is 11.2" and she came into us on Thursday 13/03/2008 as a result of a Cruelty Complaint from a member of the public that was very concerned about her eye. She had a horrible injury to her left eye that required surgery. We had our own Horse Vet (Pia) out to see her the day after she came into us to look Misty over...the injury probably happened a while ago and was never treated which caused her eye to start dying off slowly. There isn't much of the eye left now and it is going to require surgery to have the remaining eye removed and the eyelids stitched closed. She went into the Local Equine Hospital in Fethard and was put under gas to have the rest of the eye removed on 20th March. We are so glad that MISTY got through the operation and she came home to the rescue the following day and the Hospital staff were very good to her and gave her lots of praise and said that she was a grand little Pony. We are also thankful to Violet next door who has willing gave us the use of one of her stables for MISTY to recover in because she has a bandage around her head to keep a pressure pad in place over her eye and she had to be kept boxed for 2 weeks. We had an appeal out to the public to help us fund her operation which would have been very expensive on us here in the Rescue and a very kind young lady stepped in and took care of MISTY'S Hospital Bill and we are very grateful to this kind person who wishes to remain ANNONYMOUS… |
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The 1st one shows an eye pressure bandage and you can see the bandage wrapped around her head but clear of her good eye and in the second pic you can see her eyes all stitched up and Misty is now very happy in her new home in Co Clare keeping company with another rescued mare and is living with people that love here dearly. |
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We only had a Willow a short time before we had to put her down after doing expensive tests which showed up cancer in the end which was the kindest deed we could have done for her. Rest in peace Willow and I hope you felt you were loved here in the rescue and I really admired your courage and gentle nature and the welcome you have for me each day with a special cuddle. Run free at the rainbow bridge where youth and health are with you now and you are free of pain, misery and suffering, You were loved and admired in your last moments! |
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BABE before she was homed! |
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Horse Cruelty |
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Left to die |
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Dead Horse |
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Starved Horse |
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In foal mare |
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Rehomed mare |
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Bog pony |
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Pony Rescued in the nick of time |
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Poor pony |
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Poor Willow |
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Result of a Cruelty Complaint |
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Rescued Mare |
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Lame as well as starved |
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This Mare was dead on our arrival |
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This horse was kept in a very dirty stable and was very lame but here she is a couple of months later before she was homed. |
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...and I whispered at the horse; "Trust no man in whose eye you do not see yourself reflected as an equal" Don Vincenzo Giobbe circa 1700 |
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Sore leg |
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This mare was in great discomfort from this bad cut on her leg, she had got it caught in Barbed wire and her owner never noticed and she was also rearing foal. She got the medical treatment she needed. |
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Sore eye |
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This poor mare was in foal and her hooves were in a bad state and also she had an ulcerated eye. |
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