Update on Lilly’s story
Per the vet’s evaluation and 3rd follow up, Lilly was let go humanely today as the neglect her body had endured for so long made recovery impossible.
While the emaciation might have been overcome with time, her lameness had been unaddressed for too long, and her front legs and back were crippled and ignored beyond even the scope of any type of pain management.
While this is never the end we hope for in rescue cases (and thankfully, it isn’t the typical ending), we are thankful this mare came to us to have a full stomach and tons of affection in her last week of life. . .to know a cool fan, some apples, soaked alfalfa and a fly free barn for just a bit. To know what being brushed and standing in deep bedding felt like . . .for if she ever knew these comforts, it is certainly been many years ago. . .
Shame on those who let her get to this point. But shame isn’t enough, as it was a criminal act. Not only did she suffer horrible neglect that ultimately made her survival impossible, but she bred and carried a foal on legs that were so painful, she could barely walk. She was then denied enough nutrition to feed her foal adequately. In the end, though she finally was moved away from that horrible abuse, her foal wasn’t allowed to come with her to rescue.
In the end, while it would have only been 7 more days together, they would have been days together in their lives where they had plenty of food and care. That wasn’t to be, and now it is too late for them to be reunited.
Heart of Phoenix often sees situations where the owners are too poor to even feed themselves, owners who beg us to help them and know they have failed, but this owner saw nothing wrong and had the income to do better. Worse over, he bred the mare and was worried about losing his investment when law enforcement showed up.
We ask Clay County to take this seriously and file criminal charges.
We are told by the colt is being cared for in the county and hasn’t been returned to the owner who neglected them. We have been told he will not be returned to his previous owner, and we hope to receive confirmation of this by seeing charges are brought down which will mean the owner, if found guilty, cannot own animals for 5 years.
Her pain is finally once and forever. . over.
God’s Speed sweet little Champagne colored mare
The laws need changed, this is unacceptable, if this person did have the financial means to feed this mare and chose not too, then they should be fined enough to smack the crap out of the wallet, and spend time in jail. The laws sre to weak and those that we have are not enforced. Sounds to me like the law in this county was freinds with the party involved. so the mare and colt had to suffer to the end of her life and God knows what is in store for the Baby.
Goodbye Lilly. I will always remember.
So sorry she couldn’t be saved, you guys did an awesome job as her last days she was loved.
This is unacceptable. I demand charges be filed in this case by the sheriff of clay county. It would have been so nice if her baby could have been with her the last few days. What a heartless decision. I will be watching this to the end!!!!!!!
Don’t count on him not being returned to owner or charges being filed. It’s clay county and Garrett.
You are angels who do the impossible. I salute you!
You are very special people, how sad others have no feelings for animals. I hope they go to Jail.
I am so terribly sorry she had to be put down, but at least she seen a little piece of heaven in the short time she was with Heart of Phoenix. Thank You for all that you do.
This is why people keep continues to abuse animals in this world and there is nothing done or said about it. they seem to not care but i have news for them. We are the animals voice and god gave them to us to take very good care of and i would hate to stand before him and to be judged for what i didnt do or said . Iam 100% against animal abuse i think there should be punished beyond the law. I will always speak out for the animals iam their voice.