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Rescue is a tough thing, many times they come to you with lots of issues related to the abuse they have suffered. All you can do is love them, and comfort them, give them good vet care and hope for the best.

And quietly seethe at the idiots who are responsible for the neglect and abuse.

That's so sad.

Please accept apologies for how you were treated by those who would call themselves human beings. Shame on them! As I see it, Jon Stewart and his wife are among the most humane and beautiful souls that inhabit this Earth. Blessings to them!

for Lily.

Oh wait, my neighbors kid does something similar with his Airsoft and rocks in front of his house. He's growing up like a weed. Somehow all those plastic pellets and landscaping rocks are finding their way to neighbors lawns and roofs. It seems to be his only pastime. We've spoken to his mother and she's very apologetic, but stuff is still hitting our houses.

Fortunately, no broken windows yet.

her emaciated condition? Adults can do some pretty horrible and cruel things to animals, too.

I'm glad that her last days were filled with comfort and love.

a couple years ago for animal cruelty for having 8 horses in bad conditions. hand slap probation.

A new jersey? man who made a living sending batches of horses to horse auctions who then ship the horses to slaughter. Phillip S. Price, 65 was charged with crimes and convicted for 'paintball horse', but it was minor charges for shipping a horse over state lines without proper paperwork. The Pa. auction acceped the mans horses for probably many years, no charges for the auction.

People like Phillip S. Price, 65 frequently don't live alone, entire family including children live on those properties.

A number of years ago some teenagers were eventually caught after shooting cattle and horses with rifles. They'd drive around at night and randomly shoot animals in pastures along the rural roads. They killed several and seriously wounded a bunch.

It was only random chance they were caught. Most of the time no one even heard the shots but the owners would find injured or dead animals the next day. I don't remember all the details - it's been decades.

I do know that it was not long after we got our farm. Because of those incidents I made the decision to not keep the part facing the road cleared. We set our fences back from the property line and let trees and underbrush grow up to screen the pastures from the road. It also provides a nice windbreak, shade in the afternoons, and a place for wildlife.

I had not idea people did those sorts of things. The main question that comes to mind, is why? What purpose does shooting someone else's animals serve?

Doesn't make any sense at all.

Using black babies as alligator chum. WTF is wrong with some people!!! Horrifying.

We never learned about this growing up. I told this to my aging mother last night and she had no idea either. She was shocked.

My mouth is just gaping at the atrocities. I don't want to even think about it anymore.

We are all screwed.

For some years now, effing thugs have pulled horses from pastures at night and slaughtered them by chainsaw in the streets.

I think it was just last year, a beloved school pony's remains were found

And yeah, both cases give me nightmares. I hate to think of my horses, all but one of which was born here and never lived anywhere else, being treated like that. They would be so terrified.

I really would want to see those thugs caught and let loose in general population at the local prison for a few hours. (I know, I know, I'm not supposed to think like that, but what do you do with someone whose psyche has become so evil?)

We have bratty kids in our neighborhood, too. The parents don't need to be apologetic. They need to be responsible.

said the original owner.

I think I have something in my eye...

Spending their time and money in good ways. We need more of them.

Her name was Lily. Not "Paintball Horse".

We don't call victims of violence, "baseball bat woman" or "bullet children".

Apologies if my analogy offends, the thread title is just as offensive.

She deserves the dignity of a name, not the moniker of a victim. She was loved as Lily and died as Lily.

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Disgusts me.

Thanks for changing the title. Sorry to bother you.

good man.

found some love and kindness at the end of her sad life. What a remarkable man Jon Stewart is and apparently he has raised some equally remarkable children.

back into Your arms, and deal with the disgusting beings who did this to her.

Thank you for taking care of this horse. Who shoots a horse with paintball?

This is what humanity looks like. I know you wouldn't recognize it on your own since you care about nothing that doesn't stroke your over-sized and fragile ego, so pointing this out so you can take note of the true meaning of caring and protecting and love.

thank you for showing us the love

She was loved and cared for in her final years. Jon Stewart and his family are amazing. I want to thank them for caring for so many wounded, abused starved and neglected animals.