Animals' Angels performs follow up investigation at Shipshewana Auction - Finds tigers still have black stripes
Shipshewana Auction Follow-up Investigation
Last
month Animal's Angels returned to the Shipshewana Auction in Indiana, a
follow-up to our September 2009 visit. Many of you will remember our
documentation of inadequate & cruel treatment of animals by auction
employees, and especially the video footage of "Richard" kicking and
beating an animal martial-arts style for several minutes. In addition
to "Richard" we found the pens dangerously overcrowded with horses in
sustained episodes of loud fighting, water and food troughs empty, and
handling of the animals unreasonably brutal with many in very poor
condition.
In a word, conditions last year were miserable.
After that investigation, Animals' Angels filed complaints
with auction owners, local law enforcement, the State Veterinarian, the
Livestock Marketing Association and the House Agricultural Committee.
The employee "Richard" was fired. All other employees were trained in
humane handling practices.
Keith
Lambright, an owner of Shipshewana Auction Inc. apologized publicly for
the actions of his employee saying, "Shipshewana Auction supports the
proper and ethical treatment of animals and in no way tolerates the
mistreatment of any animal that enters our facility. Once again, we
apologize..."
AA Investigators returned last month to see if conditions had improved and if the auction owners had been true to their word.
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Noted Horse Slaughter Apologist Dr. Tom Lenz to give Keynote Address at AAEP ConventionDr. Tom Lenz, past president of the AAEP and Chair of the Unwanted Horse Coalition will give the keynote address at the annual AAEP Convention on December 5th. His speech will be entitled The Equine Welfare Wars: When Emotion and Facts Collide.
Apparently there will be little risk of facts colliding with anything said at the convention since as usual only the pro-slaughter agenda will be represented.That horse slaughter will be the subject of the keynote address is indicative of the priority the AVMA and AAEP are putting on defeating what they see as an animal rights agenda.
A pdf brochure of the schedule for the Educational Session is being distributed by email but does no yet appear to be on the convention web site.
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