I received the following letter and was hoping someone out there
would have some ideas on how to help this nice lady. I could use some help on
this one. Thanks in advance. Keith Varady.
Gail Nowicki (
RedHeadAlive@yahoo.com ) has
visited your GreenPeople listing: Fighting for Animal Rights and the
Environment (F.A.R.E.)
http://www.greenpeople.org/searchResults.cfm?memid=15654 and is emailing
you the following:
To Whom it concerns,
I know of a homestead up north in Port Austin, or Hume Township where over the
years, these particular individuals have had a habit of getting animals,
mostly dogs, an occasional horse, and pretty much, chain them up (the dogs),
barely give them enough food and water, provide them with no vet care if/when
needed, and don't clean up their waste area. Just a few years back they
finally started providing the animals with dog houses for protection mostly in
the cold winter months. However, the animals get the least amount of
attention any animal could get and they are never taken off their chains that
bind them to a living prison. Currently, I know for a fact that they have a
horse, whose ribs are apparently showing and the water is not consistent and
the animal has not shelter from the weather and is penned up in a 12x12 wire
gating with half of it's area not filled with it's own waste because they have
not cleaned up the area and I'm sure they will now, so the horse has a 6x6
feet area to move around. It is not taken out, walked, or any kind of
attention other then maybe when they come to change the water or give it some
hay. Otherwise, the horse is completely ignored. I also know of a black
animal, not sure what it is, that was on the property but makes no noise,
wondering if maybe it's too sick to bark, etc... It may even be dead as we
speak. The police in the past have been notified and they do very little and
there is no organization that helps animals in distress up in that area.
Could you please help me out?? Currently, my mother is working with the city
board to get something done and as far as I know a letter has been sent to the
property from the city to remove the animal because that area is not coded for
a horse. However, these people are very good at getting around laws and wait
until it's absolutely necessary to do something before they do so and comply.
Is there anything you can do to help me with this ongoing situation?
Please email me back! Thanks, Gail.