Minxy the little fallabella needs our help

Target the vets, boycott them and report them....6K won't keep them in business!! If that fool of a woman is to damn stupid to see her own cruelty and wants the "kudos" of having bred the world's smallest horse then hit the vet's pockets instead.
 
£6000 would be a fantastic donation to any charity. I think it is cruel to keep that poor pony alive. I am expecting a large vets bill for my horse who has recently had a diagnosis of DJD in both coffin joints and pasterns but I'm not asking for help to pay it!
 
I am gobsmacked that H&H have reported this in a positive light in their online news, really dissappointed.

There is so much that makes me angry about the whole dreadful scenario I don't even know where to start :-(
 
skint1 said:
Surely the treating vet should recommend this poor thing be pts, poor little thing...
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But how do we know the vet hasnt already recommended this??? Sadly a vet can only strongly advise i believe cannot enforce . I dont actually know if that is the case here but living in a nearby area I cant imagine any local vets no having had that convo with the owner.
 
A couple of links for those interested....


Thumbelina, the dwarf holding the Guinness record of world's smallest horse, on display and what she is subjected to as a record holder (not comfortable viewing, IMO anyway):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD4j9__qgUs

Koda, a dwarf in Australia, has already had several thousand £'s worth of surgery at the time of this article (2009) and still has more to go:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1205022/Koda-born-health-problems-doctors-worried-But-turns-hes-just-little-horse.html

Anyone remember Einstein born last year? Some say dwarf, some say not.... certainly not as extreme as Minxy, Thumbelina, Koda etc but not an example of desirable conformation... he's being toured around the states, been on Oprah and generally being promoted, he even has his own website:
http://www.einsteinminihorse.com/videos.html
 
Cant quite believe my eyes have just seen this pony in the carpark of a well known pet shop. Due to how and where i work I have to be careful about how much detail i put public but im pretty outraged. tho if anyone wants details pls pm me.... i believe the owner was trying to sell raffle tickets... request denied
 
lynseylou1 said:
Cant quite believe my eyes have just seen this pony in the carpark of a well known pet shop. Due to how and where i work I have to be careful about how much detail i put public but im pretty outraged. tho if anyone wants details pls pm me.... i believe the owner was trying to sell raffle tickets... request denied
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:eek::eek::eek: *speechless*
 
lynseylou1 said:
Cant quite believe my eyes have just seen this pony in the carpark of a well known pet shop. Due to how and where i work I have to be careful about how much detail i put public but im pretty outraged. tho if anyone wants details pls pm me.... i believe the owner was trying to sell raffle tickets... request denied
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Raffle tickets?

**bangs head off wall**

Seriously, some charity/welfare body needs to be notified about this, now, and maybe the papers again, poor wee bugger being hawked like that.
Does the owner have a job? That's how I pay vet bills.
 
lynseylou1 said:
Cant quite believe my eyes have just seen this pony in the carpark of a well known pet shop. Due to how and where i work I have to be careful about how much detail i put public but im pretty outraged. tho if anyone wants details pls pm me.... i believe the owner was trying to sell raffle tickets... request denied
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Oh my good god... :mad::mad::mad:
 
lynseylou1 said:
Cant quite believe my eyes have just seen this pony in the carpark of a well known pet shop. Due to how and where i work I have to be careful about how much detail i put public but im pretty outraged. tho if anyone wants details pls pm me.... i believe the owner was trying to sell raffle tickets... request denied
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That's HORRIFIC!!!!!!
 
That is even more sickening, a raffle FGS whatever next. I have just started sorting old tack to sell as Murph is having rather expensive cartrophen injections which I have a nasty feeling the insurance won't cover, maybe I should have a raffle instead. ;)
 
I won't trawl through all the replies but would like to add my own views, this poor pony has ended up a deformed sick chap due to constant in breeding to get the heights down.
His arriving prem had nothing to do with his legs, and if the reports are true, having had a serious illness twice since birth, unable to stand without splints on etc and struggling to eat, why on earth would you wish to prolong his suffering?
His owner on the news treats him like a pet poodle, and he is a horse and should be with others, not a lap dog.
Please if you have any sense of what's right do not donate to this fund, the pony needs euthanising asap.
If any of you wonder what stance i'm coming from let me tell you I've spent over six thousand on a mare that died , three and a half on a foal that survived (William) and over a thousand on one that died of joint ill. (none insured) So believe me, I fight like hell for anything that needs saving. This pony has suffered enough in his short life, let him go.. His owner may feel she is doing the right thing but if she can't afford to pay for vet care she shouldn't have a pony., end of..
 
I get the feeling that the owner is USING the foal to gain attention and make a quick buck for herself. :( How low can some people stoop?
Would WHW get involved?
The story has disappeared from H&h opening page :)
 
Something tells me the pony will be conveniently but quietly die after the money is raised but before the treatment takes place......
 
Fairynuff said:
I get the feeling that the owner is USING the foal to gain attention and make a quick buck for herself. :( How low can some people stoop?
Would WHW get involved?
The story has disappeared from H&h opening page :)
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The story is still there I think? :confused:

The BHS were having a promotion on responsible breeding, I think they might be a good start, because whatever this is, it's certainly not responsible poor little thing.
 
the watcher said:
I thought that people raising money in public, whether by raffle or asking for donations had to have permission from the local council......
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Yup - to hold a raffle you certainly need a licence from the Local Authority. Though I doubt that any council enforcement officers will be working on a weekend.

How did the pony get there? Surely transporting it in that state is cruelty in itself. Cynical maybe but I tend to agree with KrismasKatt.
 
from what i understand foaly was in the back of a car! She didnt sell any raffle tickets today at the pet shop as they said NO,, but there are all sorts of stories going around locally, apparently was in a dog bed at a car boot sale last week to raise awareness. Owner did tell somebody that is going to a large equine specialist next week... dont think its in cornwall so ther will be more to come on this story I should imagine :-(
 
I would always try to save a horse with a viable future...I've spent more than 10k on one of mine (not from insurance) to try to restore her to health after some really unusual issues.
The difference, though, is that mine can eat, drink and breathe normally, is sound, and has a normal equine life at present (and perhaps another difference is that you lot didn't give me any donations towards her vet fees :p :D).
I believe the kindest thing for the sick foal in this thread would be to PTS.
S :D
 
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