| Shelters inundated as owners can't care for horses |
By Craig Smith
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, January 13, 2008
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Eric Schmadel/Tribune-Review
A growing need to care for confiscated horses spurred a Western Pennsylvania
horse owners group to form the Second Chance Equine Association, which rescued
35 horses in its first two years.
"I never knew there was this great a neglected or abused problem in the area," said
the group's president and co-founder, Bryce LeJeune.
Most owners who surrender their horses do so to avoid prosecution, LeJeune said,
"People have called us to ask if we'd accept their horses, but we can't," he said.
"We'd be overrun
horse owners group to form the Second Chance Equine Association, which rescued
35 horses in its first two years.
"I never knew there was this great a neglected or abused problem in the area," said
the group's president and co-founder, Bryce LeJeune.
Most owners who surrender their horses do so to avoid prosecution, LeJeune said,
"People have called us to ask if we'd accept their horses, but we can't," he said.
"We'd be overrun
| Horses Found Dead, Starving In South Huntingdon |
| Two horses are dead and three others clinging to life after Humane Society agents said their owner abandoned them at his South Huntingdon Township home. When officials with the Westmoreland County Humane Society found the three living horses, they were near death. Thanks to a devoted group of volunteers, Ruby, Pocco and Joey have a chance to survive. Second Chance is the name of the association who found a farm in Hempfield where the trio could be nursed back to health. |
| Equine rescue group gives abused, sick animals a chance at a better life with new owners Thursday, October 18, 2007 By Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller |
A Heart for Horses
| Lake Fong/Post-Gazette Jillian Rowe, 16, kisses Meghan at LeJeune's horse rescue farm in Mount Pleasant Township. Ms. Rowe adopted Meghan on her 16th birthday |
| Nobody wanted Winston. A frightened 4-year-old from an abusive home, he kicked and bit or tried to knock down anyone who got close to him. His behavior was so challenging that he failed in three foster placements. Then he met Bryce and Christina LeJeune, of Mount Pleasant Township "I saw something in him the first time I laid eyes on him," Ms. LeJeune said. "He took my heart, and we had a bond. I just can't explain the feeling' |
Fayette man again accused of cruelty to animals
By A.J. Panian
TRIBUNE REVIEW
Thursday, August 30, 2007
TRIBUNE REVIEW
Thursday, August 30, 2007
A Fayette County man is accused of inhumanely
treating animals at an abandoned Somerset
County farm, law enforcement officials said
Wednesday.
Eight counts of cruelty to animals were filed
Wednesday against Grover Johnson, no age
given, of Dawson, at the office of District Judge
Sandra Stevanus in Confluence.
treating animals at an abandoned Somerset
County farm, law enforcement officials said
Wednesday.
Eight counts of cruelty to animals were filed
Wednesday against Grover Johnson, no age
given, of Dawson, at the office of District Judge
Sandra Stevanus in Confluence.
Horses get a Second Chance
By Patti Dobranski
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Responding to a sharp increase in the number
of abandoned and neglected equines in
Westmoreland County, a Mt. Pleasant
Township couple has formed a nonprofit
group to help care for the animals.
of abandoned and neglected equines in
Westmoreland County, a Mt. Pleasant
Township couple has formed a nonprofit
group to help care for the animals.
Indiana County Girl Gives Horse Second Chance At Life
9-Year-Old Girl Raises $200 To Adopt Horse
POSTED: 4:24 pm EDT July 8, 2008
UPDATED: 11:49 am EDT July 9, 2008
UPDATED: 11:49 am EDT July 9, 2008
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