Just wanted to give an update on the 100 horses that were seized earlier this year as so many of you here at ABN helped out with donations to the rescue that was formed to save them and you wanted to know if the owners were charged.

The court case was yesterday. After plea bargaining, the crown will ask that the owner will be barred from ever owning horses again and his partner will not be allowed to have horses for ten years. They will also have a $20,000 fine imposed. Sentencing will be next month. I do not believe they will see any jail time.

As for the horses all have been re-homed with the exception of the few that had to be humanely destroyed at the time of the rescue due to their deteriorated condition.

The CAHR has also imposed a lifetime suspension for both men at our Annual Directors meeting in August. This decision was met with full approval at the Annual General Meeting.