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Cruelty to Horses |
This section contains law cases that deal with cruelty to horses. It includes cases on horse tripping as a rodeo event and the soring of Tennessee Walking Horses as well as other forms of cruelty to horses. There is another section of this site that deals with cruelty to horses and other animals. Select "Statutes for Horsemen: Cruelty to Animals Acts" for a comprehensive collection of state statutes dealing with cruelty to animals. (scroll down to view cases) |
Statutes for Horsemen |
Texas Attorney General (1994) Attorney General opinion on horse
tripping
New York Trial Court (1994) AHSA suspension
of horse killer
U.S. Court of Appeals (1995) Soring of
Tennessee Walking Horse
U.S. Court of Appeals (1995) Soring of
Tennessee Walking Horse
U.S. Court of Appeals (1995) Sentencing of
horse killer
U.S. Court of Appeals (1995) Tennessee Walking
Horse not sored
U.S. Court of Appeals (1995) Testing for soring
of Tennessee Walking
Horse
U.S. Court of Appeals (1995) Owner cleared of
soring Tennessee
Walker
Ohio Court of Appeals (1996) Criminal
prosecution for horse
under-feeding
U.S. Court of Appeals (1996) When owner
liable for allowing
sored horse to be shown discussed
Wisconsin Court of Appeals (1996) Criminal
prosecution for horse
starvation
Oregon Court of Appeals (1997) Dog ordered
destroyed for chasing
horse
Texas Court of Appeals (1997) Association
not liable for lawsuit
against USDA about horse soring
United States Court of Appeals (1999) Insurance
fraud
conviction for killing horse upheld
Ohio Court of Appeals (1999) Cruelty
conviction for
malnourishing two horses upheld
Oklahoma Attorney General (1999) "Money
Hunt" of animals with hounds violates gambling laws
Indiana Court of Appeals (2000) $11,000 order for
care of three
seized horses upheld
New York Appellate Division (2000) Lawsuit
against officials who
seized horses dismissed
Ohio Court of Appeals (2000) Humane Society
uses governmental
powers in seizing horses
Oregon Court of Appeals (2000) Acquitted
horse owner cannot
appeal from order forfeiting 12 equines
New York Appellate Division (2000) Claim
that forced
euthanization violates religious belief mooted
New York Trial Court (2000) Horse killer
permanently bared from AHSA
shows
U.S. District Court Illinois (2000) Officer not
liable for seizure
without warrant under statute
Montana Supreme Court (2000) Videotape of neglected
horses lawful
because taken from public land
Kentucky Court of Appeals (2001) Damages awarded
to punish caretaker
who sold horses to slaughter
Minnesota Court of Appeals (2001) Owner had charge
and control of
horses pastured elsewhere
U.S. District Court, D.C. (2001) Tennessee
Walking Horse industry
intervenes in lawsuit challenging soring regs
Iowa Supreme Court (2001) Only one offense of
serious neglect from
death of two horses
U.S. Court of Appeals (2001) Volunteer violated
constitutional
rights in seizing horses without court order
Oregon Supreme Court (2001) Acquitted horse
owner can appeal
from order forfeiting 12 equines
U.S. Court of Appeals (2001) Conviction for
killing wild horse upheld
on appeal
Colorado Court of Appeals (2001) Torture
adjudication for painting hair
removal on horse affirmed
Mississippi Supreme Court (2001) Cruelty to
animals statute
unconstitutional because vague
North Carolina Court of Appeals (2002) Seizure
of
neglected horses in pasture without search warrant was unlawful
Oregon Court of Appeals (2002) Horses
are forfeited to Humane Society to pay for care even though owner found
not
guilty
U.S. District Court Kansas (2002) Lawsuit
against
officials who seized horses dismissed on official immunity grounds
U.S. Court of Appeals (2002) Lawsuit
challenging
soring penalty dismissed because filed too late
Alaska Court of Appeals (2002) Judge creates
lien on
seized animals to secure payment of rescue society care expenses
U.S. District Court, Kansas (2002) Federal
lawsuit
against animal control officer and prosecutor for horse seizure
dismissed
Texas Attorney General (2002) Texas law
makes
slaughter of horses for human consumption a criminal offense
Texas Court of Appeals (2002) Forfeiture of
cattle set
aside when wrong person sued as owner
Ohio Court of Appeals (2002) Remark by judge
does not
require reversing six convictions for cruelty to horses
California Court of Appeals (2002) Cruelty
conviction
upheld despite error in admitting evidence of refusal to permit entry
on land
California Court of Appeals (2003) Cruelty
to animals
statute constitutional; seizure of 28 malnourished horses justified
Texas Court of Appeals (2003) Court upholds
conviction
for cruelty to horses leading to death of one horse
Texas Court of Appeals (2003) Court upholds
order
taking ownership of horses away on grounds of cruelty
Delaware Court of Common Pleas (2003) SPCA
officer's
entry into rented stall without a search warrant was illegal
Washington Court of Appeals (2004) Lack
of dental
care and malnutrition caused cruelty by physical pain
Michigan Court of Appeals (2004) One who
threw
firecracker into barn, burning it down and killing horses is guilty of
cruelty
Vermont Supreme Court (2004) Humane society's
seizure of
horse without court order was valid
U.S. District Court Iowa (2004) Seizure of
horses by
Animal Control without court order was valid
City of New York Criminal Court (2004) Failing to
provide
veterinary care for tumor in dog does not violate cruelty statute
North Carolina Court of Appeals (2004) Cruelty
convictions for malnourishment of horses upheld
California Court of Appeals (2004) Felony cruelty
convictions in the deaths of two horses and conditions of another three
upheld
California Court of Appeals (2004)
Convictions for cruelty to nine horses upheld
California Court of Appeals (2004) Search for
sick horses under administrative search warrant was lawful
U.S. District Court Pennsylvania (2005) Court
allows claims based on 4th and 14th Amendments against Humane Society
U.S. Court of Appeals (2005) Animal control officer can reasonably rely on on-scene recommendation of veterinarian
Kentucky Court of Appeals (2005) Costs of care of neglected horses upheld with warning of self-representation
U.S. District Court, Tennessee (2005) Suit for abuse of power based on arrest for accepting horses involved in cruelty case fails
U.S. District Court California (2005) County's actions sufficient to support claim of
intentional inflictions of emotional distress
California Court of Appeal (2006) Dispute over method of disposal of remains
unsuccessful
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (2006) Verdict
modified due to attorneys bickering
U.S. Court of Appeals (2006) Complained
action of BLM not agency action
U.S. Court of Appeals (2006) Review of
double suspension for soring walking horses denied
U.S. District Court Texas
(2006) Horse rental
operator defeated for lack of jurisdiction
U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit (2006) Severance
of one defendant representing himself permissible
Delaware Court of Common Pleas (2006) Court
upholds SPCA's ownership and right to place horses for adoption
U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th
Circuit (2007) Examination by three
officials sufficient for a determination of "sore."
Pennsylvania Superior Court (2007) Couple's conviction of taunting a police
animal affirmed.
U.S. Court of Appeals (2007) Horse
slaughter houses in violation of Texas law
U.S. Court of Appeals (2007) Despite
inaccuracies in forms, decision finding horse sore affirmed.
U.S.
Court of Appeals (2007) Exhibitors must
permit inspection of a Tennessee Walking horse even if he believes it
to be unreasonable.
Wisconsin Court of Appeals (2007) Seizure
of 32-year-old horse for neglect unwarranted.
U.S. District Court Maryland (2007) Plaintiff
allowed to proceed against S.P.C.A. officers for malicious prosecution.
U.S. District Court California (2007) Officers
not entitled to partial immunity in face of constitutional questions.
Indiana Court of Appeals (2007) Statute
authorizes restitution of cost of care to state.
North Carolina Court of Appeals (2007) Horse
dies after feed withheld as part of training method.
Ohio Court of Appeals (2007) Donated
horses go missing.