These photos were taken AFTER Glory was rescued and relocated to Micanopy, FL

Right in the heart of Carrollwood Village, near the intersection of Lowell and Casey, stands a "farm" that is surrounded by high-end development. Day after day, traffic drives by and the animals suffering go unnoticed there. Until this month, that is. Through the persistent efforts of some members of Florida Voices for Animals who were contacted about the deplorable conditions there, a rescue was orchestrated. Take a look at these pictures of Glory, the horse many drove by and ignored. Luckily, ONE PERSON started this chain of events just by speaking up. The following is an account of what has happened since.

If you have anything to spare, please consider sending a donation today to help Horse Protection Association of Florida with Glory's recovery. No amount is too small. Their contact information is listed below.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CARING………..

Glory is 5 years old, he is a registered Thoroughbred gelding. The pictures were taken today. He had a rough day yesterday, he slipped going into the trailer and along with the stress of the trip his knee is very painful this morning, much more than it was yesterday. It is an old injury along with a new injury on top of the old one. He was out all night eating grass which he loved and he was fascinated with the other horses, especially the miniatures. He is eating very well, he ate all of his soaked orchard & alfalfa cubes that contained antibiotics and pain medication and he is eating from his bag of orchard alfalfa hay in his stall as I write this message.

He has been started on Equine Leg Magic, a product with an excellent reputation for helping all types of leg injuries. It takes a month or more to see results but we need to keep our fingers crossed and say some prayers that it helps him. Finding him a home will be easy if he is sound, however if he does not become sound, he will be much more difficult to adopt as he is a big boy and will be high maintenance.

Horse Protection Association of Florida is a 501c3 charitable organization founded in 1990. We are currently caring for 59 horses with 6 more fostered out. Horses are adopted out every month but not as quickly as we would like. The main reason is that all of the potentially rideable horses are either untrained or require further training by an experienced rider with training experience. We have hired qualified people to train as many horses as we can afford to but it takes time and money to pay the trainers.

Donations have been down this year and funds are precariously low, we desperately need donations at this time. We are not accepting any new horses because money is so tight and we are over capacity at the farm, but once I saw Glory I could not leave him where he was which I know those of you who saw him can understand. We would be very grateful for any donations no matter how small, they add up and truly make a difference. We have a Pay Pal link on the site but remember that they take a percentage of your donation out of it, with checks or credit card donations we receive the full amount.

To read the current HPAF newsletter as well as past newsletters, please to http://www.hpaf.org/newsletter-archive.html

Morgan Silver  msilver@wildblue.net

Executive Director

Horse Protection Association of Florida

www.hpaf.org

20690 NW 130 avenue

Micanopy, Florida 32667

352-466-4366

MASON -- The Ingham County Animal Control seized 70 dogs from a Mason-area kennel Monday, in what officials are calling the largest seizure in the agency's history.

Most of the dogs are Australian Shepherd dogs and were living in conditions one deputy described as "atrocious."

"Some were living in mud and water," said David Wilcox, deputy director of the Ingham County Animal Control. "One of the pens outside was completely covered with approximately 3 to 4 inches of water where the animals had no way to get out of the water."

Other dogs were housed in kennels inside a garage-like structure attached to the owner's home, Wilcox said.

"The kennels all had several inches of feces in them ... it looked like they were just throwing wood chips on top of them to cover it up," he said.

The seizure began Monday morning when an Animal Control deputy received an anonymous tip alleging poor conditions at the kennel.

Animal Control Deputy Glenn Turcotte was first to arrive at the kennel at around 11 a.m. Monday to investigate.

"We felt that they were being neglected by the owner," said Turcotte.

"The conditions were atrocious at that kennel."

Several dogs had feces impacted in their paws, and others were "just covered, caked in mud," Wilcox said.

All will be bathed and examined by veterinarians, he said.

The owner of the kennel has not been identified, and the address of the kennel was not provided.

The owner did sign over ownership of the dogs to animal control deputies.

Wilcox said Animal Control is continuing its investigation into the case and will present its findings to the Ingham County Prosecutor's Office to determine if the owner will face charges.

In the meantime, the large influx of dogs has the Animal Control's shelter over its approximately 110-dog capacity. Before Monday's seizure, the shelter had about 70 dogs, Wilcox said. Now the shelter is housing about 150 dogs.

Animal Control Director Jamie McAloon Lampman said that the dogs seized Monday will not be adopted out or euthanized until at least Friday because they are part of the county's investigation. Some of the seized dogs will be available later in the week, but the majority will likely be available next week.

The agency is hoping members of the public will adopt as many dogs a possible that were in the shelter before the seizure.

"Eventually, if we can't get some of these adopted out, then unfortunately we'll have to euthanize some of our animals," Wilcox said.

Tony the Tiger resides in a truck stop/roadside attraction in Grosse Tete, LA in a concrete cage that is overrun with feces and overwhelmed by fumes from 18-wheelers. Louisiana state wildlife officials have given the owner 30 days to find Tony a new home.

Big Cat Rescue, the world's largest accredited sanctuary, is willing to commit to the lifetime care of Tony, providing him clean conditions to live in, proper veterinary care, and an appropriate diet. As supporters of Big Cat Rescue, we need your help to ensure that Tony is allowed to come to our sanctuary. Please take a moment to send the following letter, and if you are able, follow up with a phone call or fax to the Iberville Parish Council. The Council meets on Tuesday, December 16th, so time is of the essence. The Iberville Parish Council meets Tuesday, December 16th at 6:00 p.m. at the Iberville Parish Courthouse, 2ND Floor, 58050 Meriam Street, Plaquemine, LA Phone: 225-687-3257 Fax: (225) 687-5250

You can see more about Tony here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg4GFewIycM If you reside in Louisiana, and are able to attend, please contact us. If you received this as an email and your Take Action link isn't working, you can paste this URL into your browser to send your letter:

http://capwiz.com/bigcatrescue/issues/alert/?alertid=12310506&type=CU

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URGENT: TAKE ACTION NOW
CALL/EMAIL/FAX/PROTEST

<http://www.seashepherd.org/>

Two Sea Shepherd Crew Still Being Held Captive
on Japanese Whaler Yushin Maru No 2

For stories on what happened: (most recent stories listed first)

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/16/2139273.htm?section=justin

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/latest/200801160825/sea_shepherd_activists_held_on_whaling_ship

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/16/2139250.htm?section=justin

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/15/2139211.htm

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4357626a10.html (has picture of them being bound in ropes)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml;jsessionid=T2YYSZM0PL3LRQFIQMFSFFOAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/earth/2008/01/15/eajapan115.xml

or visit the Sea Shepherd's website at http://www.seashepherd.org/ for the latest updates.

PROTEST AT JAPANESE CONSULATE

Who: Japanese Consulate General - New York City
Where: 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10171 (between 48th and 49th Streets)
When: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Bring appropriate signs or banners if you have them

CALL: (212) 371-8222 (be patient as you will have to listen to long messages in japanese and then english)

FAX: (212) 371-1294

EMAIL:
inquiry@ny.cgj.org
goikenbako@ny.cgj.org
visainfo@ny.cgj.org

WRITE:
Ambassador and Consul General Motoatsu Sakurai
Japanese Consulate General
299 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10171

For a listing of other staff members at the Japanese Consulate Office visit:
http://www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp/en/a/05.html

Ambassador Ryozo Kato
Embassy of Japan in the USA
2520 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20008

PHONE:
　202-238-6700 (Main)
　202-238-6800 (Visa)
　202-238-6900 (Japan Information & Cultural Center)
　202-238-6773 (JET Office in the Embassy)

FAX:
　202-328-2187 (Main)
　202-328-2184 (Visa)
Also, If you are not from the greater New York area, protest at your own local embassy or consulate office.

To find the nearest Japanese Embassy or Consulate Office:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/about/emb_cons/over/index.html

http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/Japan/Japan.html

For more info contact Win Animal Rights at: centcom@war-online.org
Call: 646.267.9934 or visit the WAR website at: http://war-online.org

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