Martins Livestock abuse of horses, cows, goats abused & mistreated Johnston County North Carolina
For years I have been trying to understand why they have not closed this wreck of a stables down. I know he has been fined and warned, he must be paying one or several of the "good ol boys" off.
There are witnesses of him sliting goats throats and while they are still alive hanging them upside down until they die. this is also done in front of whoever is on the property at the time including children. Have you ever heard the screams of dying ,in pain animals?
This stable is right on our busy highway 70 east from raleigh going to the beach. It has many of horses standing near the road with no shelter, hay with mold on it, bones showing on all horses.
I went up to the stables 1 time to get a closer look and was appaled, horses standing in crap up to there fetlocks, the tin roofs are very dangerous because they have fallen,wood falling apart. horses and cows could easily get legs,head stuck between.
I have personly seen them standing in thunder storms, snow, 100 degree weather with NO shelter. I've even seen foals in those conditions.
I have been tempted to buy a few but i dont want to support him. I have called everyone i know to call, even have a friend who owns a tack shop/stables try to buy him out . He wont sell. what do i do ????You would have to see this place with your own eyes to understand how bad!
RENEE
GOLDSBORO, North Carolina
8 Updates & Rebuttals
Dawn
St.louisville,Ohio,
U.S.A.
has any thing been done to this man as of yet
#9Consumer Comment
Mon, March 01, 2004
Were i live cows dont hame to have shelter but you better have shelter for your horse. If you dont animal control will be taking the animals, well they will give you time to build it but if it not done they will take them. There are so many people out there that would take care of the horses I am one of them have the love to give and the time but not the money to buy and still be able to feed and stable it. They need to do something about the misstreatment of these animals it is so wrong.Hope they nail him to the barn door low enough the horses can kick him!
RENEE
GOLDSBORO,North Carolina,
U.S.A.
I AM AFRAID NOT
#9Author of original report
Thu, February 12, 2004
NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, AS A MATTER OF FACT HE IS SELLING THE STABLES BECAUSE HE IS MOVING TO ANOTHER LOCATION. I WENT UP TO THE PLACE AND LOOKED AROUND AND THE HORSES EITHER HAD NO WATER OR IT WAS GREEN AND THERE WAS BROKEN GLASS EVERYWHERE. WE HAVE HAD REALLY COLD WEATHER AND WHEN I HAVE RODE BY THE FOALS DIDNT HAVE COATS ON AND WERE STANDING IN MUD. JOHNSTON COUNTY CONSIDERS HORSES LIVESTOCK SO THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO !! I DRIVE BY EVERYDAY AND IT MAKES ME SICK. THANKS FOR ASKING, HAVE A GOOD DAY
RENEE
GOLDSBORO,North Carolina,
U.S.A.
I AM AFRAID NOT
#9Author of original report
Thu, February 12, 2004
NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, AS A MATTER OF FACT HE IS SELLING THE STABLES BECAUSE HE IS MOVING TO ANOTHER LOCATION. I WENT UP TO THE PLACE AND LOOKED AROUND AND THE HORSES EITHER HAD NO WATER OR IT WAS GREEN AND THERE WAS BROKEN GLASS EVERYWHERE. WE HAVE HAD REALLY COLD WEATHER AND WHEN I HAVE RODE BY THE FOALS DIDNT HAVE COATS ON AND WERE STANDING IN MUD. JOHNSTON COUNTY CONSIDERS HORSES LIVESTOCK SO THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO !! I DRIVE BY EVERYDAY AND IT MAKES ME SICK. THANKS FOR ASKING, HAVE A GOOD DAY
RENEE
GOLDSBORO,North Carolina,
U.S.A.
I AM AFRAID NOT
#9Author of original report
Thu, February 12, 2004
NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, AS A MATTER OF FACT HE IS SELLING THE STABLES BECAUSE HE IS MOVING TO ANOTHER LOCATION. I WENT UP TO THE PLACE AND LOOKED AROUND AND THE HORSES EITHER HAD NO WATER OR IT WAS GREEN AND THERE WAS BROKEN GLASS EVERYWHERE. WE HAVE HAD REALLY COLD WEATHER AND WHEN I HAVE RODE BY THE FOALS DIDNT HAVE COATS ON AND WERE STANDING IN MUD. JOHNSTON COUNTY CONSIDERS HORSES LIVESTOCK SO THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO !! I DRIVE BY EVERYDAY AND IT MAKES ME SICK. THANKS FOR ASKING, HAVE A GOOD DAY
Robin
Atlanta,Georgia,
U.S.A.
Anything New with this case?? tired of hearing how people treat animals
#9Consumer Comment
Thu, February 12, 2004
I am so tired of hearing how people treat animals.
I just can't understand what makes some people so sick to do this sort of thing. Animals have no say so in anything and its horrible.
I just wanted to know if anything was ever done to this man.
RENEE
GOLDSBORO,North Carolina,
U.S.A.
IT IS NOW JUNE AND THE WEATHER IS HOT. THESE POOR HORSES ARE STANDING OUT IN THE SUN , RAIN, LIGHTING WITH NO SHELTER.
#9Consumer Comment
Fri, June 20, 2003
WELL IT IS NOW JUNE AND THE WEATHER IS HOT. THESE POOR HORSES ARE STANDING OUT IN THE SUN , RAIN, LIGHTING WITH NO SHELTER. THEY ARE SKINNY AND THE PLACE IS IN WORSE CONDITION THAN EVER. I PASS THIS PLACE EVERYDAY AND I CANT BELIEVE THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, ARE YOU PEOPLE BLIND !!! I GUESS MY COMPLAINTS HAVE FALLEN ON DEAF EARS. I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO, BUT I KNOW IF THIS PLACE WAS REALLY CHECKED INTO THEY WOULD BE SHUT DOWN. WHEN I RODE BY LAST WEEK A HORSE WAS STANDING THERE CHEWING ON A WOODEN ELECTRIC POLE AND WHEN I RODE BY 8 HOURS LATER HE WAS STILL CHEWING ON IT. ANY SUGGESTIONS ??
already did that
#90
Sun, November 17, 2002
I'm the one that reported him!!! The man needs to be out of business, he has been fined by the district attorneys office for the goats all he did was put up another tarp to hide it. He is still doing the same thing. i'm glad he is under investigation, mabey finally he will go down.
VICKI
ARARAT,North Carolina,
Under Investigation
#9Consumer Comment
Sun, November 17, 2002
This man has been reported to North Carolina Equine Rescue League and we work in conjunction with Animal Control. He is under investigation. He has a livestock license to sell/trade livestock so it has to be handled differently.
To be more effective in putting a stop to this abuse Contact the State Health Director filing your complaint. Send a Certified Letter (copy to NCERL as well)to the health director.
HE is violation of his livestock license. File an offical neglect/abuse report by going to our website www.ncerl.com. This all goes into a file to be used for documentation.