Posts Tagged ‘updates on previous stories’
Sunday Update: March 18
Jaci Rae Jackson – allegedly involved in the killing of Credit Card, one of the stolen SAU horses. Her preliminary hearing was scheduled to start March 13, 2012 but has been delayed, per this article, to May 14, 2012 due to a scheduling conflict.
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Sorry this is kind of weaksauce. Didn’t have much time this week to be looking for updates. As always, if you see anything worth mentioning, please send it our way! – fuglyblog@hotmail.com
And don’t forget – we’re always lookin’ for guest posters!
Just a few updates
The weekends around FHOTD are a little quiet so we thought this might be a good time to just post a few updates about ongoing issues. We’re going to try to do follow ups on news-type stories. A lot of the issues that we talk about on Fugly Blog are ongoing and we would like to try to post weekly, relevant updates. If you come across any updates on past Fugly posts, please email them to us! We’d appreciate the help in staying on top of this 
Samantha Mildbredt @ CBER – She’s up to her usual tricks. Really, nothing new, just the fact that she has resurfaced and needs to be drowned again (possibly literally…). We’ll be looking in to this more to see if we can’t get some more details and help raise awareness.
Jaci Rae Jackson/Credit Card - We don’t really have an update on this one. From the linked to article we understand the preliminary hearing is set for March13. If anyone has come across some updates would you please email us at fuglyblog@hotmail.com?
Kelsey Lefever/Beau Jacques – Her preliminary hearing is apparently set for tomorrow. Hopefully we’ll have more news for you next weekend.
ArkLaTex/Many, LA rescue – Apparently the DA is currently reviewing information on this case to determine how best to proceed. Here’s hoping he can get enough information to charge in to court one day soon and demand 20+ years jail time (hey, we can dream) for Charles Ford, owner according to the linked to website.
Dorian Ayache/Mance Reed, 38 horse accident in Tennessee – No updates on this one either unfortunately. We checked a few of the news sites that originally were all over this thing, but maybe now it’s not so dramatic without a crapload of horses trapped in an overturned semi… Again, if you have found any updates, please email us at fuglyblog@hotmail.com
Gwen Stockebrand Update
Earlier this year Mugly posted a story on this blog about Gwen Stockebrand. We have an update – the former Olympian has finally been charged with a single count of animal cruelty in regards to her care (or rather, lack thereof!) of the mare Valerie.
If you’ve read the original story, you’ll know that two of Gwen’s horses wound up in the care of Lost Hearts and Souls Horse Rescue. Ironically, Sister, the mare who appeared to be in better condition, has since had to be euthanized due to exhibiting stroke-like symptoms. It was determined that she was experiencing bleeding her brain. Valerie, who was a one on the Henneke scale and had heart problems due to malnourishment when surrendered, has improved to about a three. Here’s hoping she has a long, happy and healthy life ahead of her still!
We’ve posted a little more info on our original blog and Rate My Horse Pro also has an in depth article on the story.
I don’t hate to say it…I told you so!
Over the years, I cannot count the number of times I’ve been accused of “wanting horses to go to kill/auction” and “viciously attacking an angel who only wants to help animals” merely because I called out a faux rescue on its money-grubbing, self-serving, horse-neglecting bullshit. And so there are few things that entertain me as much as when the truth comes to light and I get to say it, yet again:
TOLD YOU SO!
Here is my original blog on Cajun Country Rescue: Even The IRS Cannot Make This A Rescue!
Well, they got busted the other day. Here is an eyewitness account:
“Got a call this a.m. from PETA with an update of what happened last night at Cajun Country Rescue.
The State Inspectors, the Sheriff’s Department and Ruth Steinburger (sp) went to the property on June 29, 2011 and gave Anne Marie Duhon the option of ‘doing the right thing‘. To voluntarily sign over all the animals on the place. At first Anne Marie was agreeable. Then, when she realized even those she claimed to be her ‘personal’ animals were going to be seized, she went ballistic. Anne Marie tried to turn the horses loose where they would have been running on a main road. She became combative and turned dogs loose to attack the police officers and then jumped them herself. Shane Duhon then jumped in to ‘protect’ his wife and so they were both cuffed and taken into custody.
After Anne Marie backed out of signing the animals over – a Judge had to be contacted to get a seize warrant before any animals could be removed. A warrant was finally received at about 5 pm. Everyone worked until 6 a.m. on June 30, 2011 removing animals from the property. There are NO animals left at the property. It is now a crime scene.
The State Inspectors said they had never seen cockroaches that BIG & plentiful.
Charges are as follows:
Obstruction of Justice
17 counts of Felony Animal Cruelty (could go up to 29 – not all the dogs were thin)
Resisting Arrest
Felony Child Endangerment
Assault on a State Police Officer (by person and canine – and the dog WAS NOT shot
Anne Marie and Shane Duhon will be in jail unless the bail can be raised. And they are broke with nothing to sell for funds. Word is they are facing a long jail term.”
Just one mare that was seized. More pics here
Best of all, Anne Marie is defending herself on her Facebook Page…popcorn, anyone?
I always hear that this blog is just unfaaaaair and criticizes people who don’t deserve it, but I’ll be damned if anyone has ever been able to point to someone who I said was starving horses and neglecting horses who it turned out wasn’t starving and neglecting horses. So you know, either put up or shut up…I firmly believe this blog (with the help of ALL of you who submit information to me and send pictures!) has brought to light many situations and allowed law enforcement to start investigations that have saved countless lives. I can’t remember who told me about Anne Marie, but bless you — you did a great thing here by helping to bring this to a successful conclusion!
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An update that MUST be shared
OMG…choo choo choo!
Read this thread on COTH starting with around page 130 here. This is high entertainment! Apparently Alisija has been barn-hopping and has landed with someone just as royally effed up as she is. Birds of a feather!
If you missed my original blog on Alisija, it can be found here: It’s funny how we never have “accidents” like this!
Oh…wow. Just saying. It’s amazing how every freak-show in the horse world finds each other, isn’t it?
P.S. I’m still a member of the Ain’t Killed Any! Club…we need to give out awards to people who manage on a daily basis to deal with horses with a wide variety of training issues without doing stupid shit that ends with a dead horse. Hell, I know people that do nothing BUT unhandled BLM mustangs and they are proud members of the Ain’t Killed Any! Club.
