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Linn County Animal Rescue 501 (c)3 A Non Profit Horse Rescue Organization |
STYLER'S STORY Hey Dudes!! My name is Styler and I am buffed out paint guy. My partner in crime, Cindy, is the founder of Linn County Animal Rescue (LCAR). She completely depends on my help all the time. I am always excited to meet new bros (horses, donkey, whatevers) coming to live with us because I get to show them around and strut my stuff for the ladies. One of the most VERY important things I do is to show them that they no longer have to be afraid. All the awesome peoples who help and visit here are kind, loving and sometimes bring treats. By being buddies to the new kids, I can teach them that people can be family. I do things like go pick my new buddies up at their old homes. To vet appointments with them so they have a compadre to ride with them in the trailer. I hang out in the pen to let them know that it is OKAY to have that funny thing (halter) on your head. Just being there brings a calming presence when they are being worked with. In addition to my studly duties at LCAR, I'm also a member of the Linn County Sheriffs Office Mounted Posse (LCSMP). I help out the Linn County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) Search & Rescue (SAR) team by taking my partner out in the vast forest to search for lost or injured people, most the time packing all the peoples stuff in and out. I also get to hang with the LCSO Livestock Investigation Team working with my partner to help rescue horses and other animals that are living in abusive and neglected home. As part of my Posse activities, I do security duty with my partner at events mostly at the fairgrounds to keep the good time going. We also helping with the herd of peoples (crowd control) and parking cars at special events in Linn County communities. We have a groovy time at these different events. One of my most fav community services is the Rides for Special Needs Children. I absolutely love to do this because the children are so happy to see me and their smiles make me want to strut my stuff. So, with ALL the things that I do, my greatest hope is to help my new buds that come to us find new, permanent, loving homes with people who will take them in and make them part of their family. There is nothing better when I see that happen. All of us at LCAR appreciate your support in our efforts to help more horses and more people. |
"Speaking for those who can't" |
SID'S STORY I am a mini donkey and my name is Sid. My previous owner moved out of state and thoughtlessly left me behind along with my friend Goat and my other friend Bunn to fend for ourselves. Thank goodness someone called LCAR. The kind people at LCAR have found good homes for Goat and Bunnie, but I am staying here to help with the other rescue animals. My job is to keep everyone in line and I work along side with DonkDonk. We act as Seeing Eye Donkeys for the one-eyed Pony who also lives here at LCAR. I enjoy making public appearances where people pet me and tell me how cute I am. I help the volunteers of LCAR educate people about the problems of animal abuse and what they can do to help rescue others like me. My life is so different now and I am healthy and happy. |
Buck's Story Well howdy! My name is Buck. I am a Quarter Horse gelding. I guess you could pretty much say that Linn County Animal Rescue (LCAR) is all my doing. At least I'm the one that got this whole thing started! I met my owner, the future founder of LCAR when I was just 2 years old, about 17 years ago. I had been treated horribly by an unpleasant man. I was so scared that I ran through a fence to try to get away and cut myself up really badly. He used a roped me to catch me and didn't even doctor my wounds leaving me with scars on my chest and legs. Luckily my previous owner found out about this and took me back. From there she advertised me for sale and along came Cindy who bought me on the spot. When I met my new owner she was only 14 years old. I don't know why her family bought me, 'cause my goodness I was an awful mess. But I thank God they did! I was terribly afraid of everything even to this very day, especially men. My fear made it possible for me to hurt myself a lot. But for some reason, that little girl loved me unconditionally and with her and her family's support they managed to get me healed up. The little girl worked with me every day until I got better. I'm talkin' physically, mentally, and emotionally. Now I am 19 years old and have done a lot of things since those first days. I have been on drill teams, barreled raced at the rodeos, walked in parades, parking and security duty, and trail riding. For as long as I can remember my owner has brought home animals for various reasons that have needed a place stay. But the need for rescuing animals has moved along much faster since we joined forces with the Linn County Sheriff's Office (LCSO). Styler does all the work on that now. The LCSO asked individuals in at a LCSO Mounted Posse meeting for foster support for abused equine. Fortunately, my owner was able to foster some of these animals. At first she said she could only take one or two. The first one was a P.O.A. we named Sadie (see Sadie adoption page). Then later we helped Toby (see Toby adoption page). Then things just really took off. The LCSO needed more and more help with equine rescues. When Tim Mueller became the Linn County Sheriff he created the Linn County Livestock Investigation Team (LC LIT). My owner is part of LCLIT also. So, as busy as things were getting for us all, and with the encouragement and support of the LCSO we decided to set up the rescue organization known as Linn County Animal Rescue (LCAR). This has allowed us to help many more equine and other animals. So, please check out our other pages and read the stories of all the other brave equine. You too could be a part of a wonderful success story like my owners and mine! Thank you for your support! |
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Rescued horses regain weight Story Discussion By AnneMarie Knepper, Albany Democrat-Herald | Posted: Saturday, December 12, 2009 1:00 pm Susan Kesti, left, of Lebanon leads Scarlett and Samantha Jager of Sweet Home holds Rhett. Both recently rescued thoroughbreds are being kept at the Linn County Animal Rescue facility in Waterloo. The animals are now walking with their heads up, a sign of improving health. The photos below show Scarlett, top, and Rhett as they looked at the time they were seized a month ago. (David Patton/Democrat-Herald) Linn County Animal Rescue Linn County Animal Rescue works closely with law enforcement to provide services to abused, abandoned, neglected and elderly horses. The nonprofit organization rehabilitates horses for adoption and provides a place for older or non-adoptable horses to “permanently retire.” The rescue relies on sponsors, donations and volunteers to help the organization operate. It receives no funding from the sheriff’s office. Volunteers are always needed, said founder Cindy Kingsberry. The group could use both horse people and those more inclined to fundraising. The rescue also needs horse blankets. About 20 horses call the rescue home. It is seeking both foster and permanent homes for the horses. For more information, call (541) 258-3422 or visit www.lcarhorse.com The group provides services to horses only. Putting on weight is actually the goal for horses Scarlett and Rhett, who, like so many of us, are spending this holiday season eating up. The two thoroughbreds were skin and bones just a month ago when the Linn County Sheriff’s Office investigated their owners and determined they were malnourished. The recently rescued horses are putting on weight thanks to the nonprofit Linn County Animal Rescue. Scarlett had been wasting away at her then-owner’s Old Holley Road property in Sweet Home. Betty and David Keutzer had been trying to get rid of her. When possible takers saw photos of the 30-something mare, they called the sheriff’s office, saying the horse looked extremely underfed. Sgt. James Welch of the LCSO said he visited the Keutzer property on Oct. 30, and asked them to have their vet come out and evaluate the animal. The veterinarian did the next day, and “in his professional opinion, the horse was emaciated due to lack of food,” Welch said. The horse had no visible health condition that would have prevented it from eating or putting on weight, Welch added. The sergeant told the couple they could relinquish the horse or he would get a court order for an animal seizure. They chose to relinquish it. The Keutzers were charged with second-degree animal neglect. If convicted, they face a prohibition of five years on all animal ownership, as well as a fine. Welch said there were cats, dogs, birds and seven other horses on the property. The condition of those animals, “didn’t rise to the level of criminal neglect,” he said. “Out of my three years of evaluating 1,000 horses, this is one of the worst horses I have ever seen alive,” he said of Scarlett. A scale of 1 to 9 is used to evaluate horses, with 1 being starving and 9 being obese, Welch said. “I’d put this horse at a point-5,” he said. Rhett’s case was not quite as severe. Passersby had noticed the 19-year-old gelding, whose name at that time was Norton, looking gaunt in a field near the 32600 block of Hayden Road in Lebanon. Welch said the owner, Michelle Trask, was “reluctant to fully cooperate” and a search warrant was sought, granted and served on the property Nov. 6. He said the property had been reported previously for animal neglect, “but never this bad.” According to Welch, Trask said her boyfriend was in jail and she was “too weak” to care for the horse. She then went on to blame the sheriff’s office for the situation, since it had a hand in putting the man in jail. A vet was called and determined the horse was malnourished, and Trask relinquished it. Welch rated Rhett’s condition a 1.5. He said Trask had several other horses, goats, dogs and cats — none of concern on that day. Trask also faces a charge of second-degree animal neglect. “It’s early in the year,” Welch said. “This is the time of year most animals are strongest and biggest, going into winter. There is really no excuse — it’s a medical condition or they are not being cared for properly.” Posted in Local on Saturday, December 12, 2009 1:00 pm | Tags: Malnourished, Linn County Animal Rescue, Betty And David Keutzer |