Therapy Horse Dies After Oakdale Theft

August 25, 2011 7:24 PM

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OAKDALE, Calif. (CBS13) – A therapy horse was killed after metal thieves tore down a pasture fence, allowing some of the animals to wander near a busy highway, authorities said.

An unknown number of suspects cut down a gate at the Daley Training and Learning Center, an organization that helps special needs children, allowing six horses to wander free, according to Laura Daley.

The horses traveled about a half mile from the pasture before reaching Highway 108, and all but one of the animals were able to cross the road safely. Calvin, a quarterhorse, was struck by a casino tour bus and died from his injuries. No passengers on the bus were harmed.

Daley said it would cost thousands of dollars to get another horse, but impossible to replace the good Calvin did for children. The stolen scrap metal likely only netted a couple hundred dollars for the suspects.

“He had such a good heart for the kids,” she said. “I’m angry at the blatant disregard of other people.”

Daley has set up a reward fund and online push to convince any witnesses to turn in the suspects.

“Some of the kids gave me their change, it made me cry,” she added. “The girl riding with me today did yard work, she pulled weeds to donate to Calvin’s fund.”

Jim

You would be misinformed. The 1920s were a period of extremely high immigration. It was also a period of rapid KKK membership growth because of the large number of immigrants.
Just a American

Bull This is not a third world country, Yes politics suck but people make the country.
JK

Um, did I miss something? How do you know the thieves were illegal immigrants?
R Moon

Thanks to Obama for doing an end run around Congress and giving 12 million Illegal Mexicans amnesty we can expect crime rates to rise. They will be encouraged knowing they can’t be deported.

Knightflyer

What Obongo did was illegal..But the republipukes are cowards,to afraid to be called the R word.Such a shame the earthqauke was so mild in D.C.Next time let it be atleast rated a 9 or 10,but only when both houses are in session and obongo is actually in D.C. and not working on his golf gam,e that he soon will be playing alot of.

conc101

Kill them all.
UrsusRexx

File under the “I’ll try a wing’ dept:
So…
It’s legal to hunt vandel-released fugitive horses via ‘tour bus’?
Did the bus co. feed this quarter-horse to the casino-customers? How appetizing is ‘horse puree’, on a bed of motor-coach grill?
…Was the horse-bus canape laced with thorizine so as to forestall passenger-memory, re future lawsuits?

conc101

I may not be the smartest, but I am the funniest. And my spelling is in the top 10 percentile.
cmore

You sound like an idiot. Why don’t people like you stand in the middle of a highway and let someone run over you.

I will take that back, YOU ARE AN IDIOT

BigLou15

Why don’t you just point out that the ‘Politicians’ that are allowing this are the dems who are allowing this influx of illegals as a means to increase their voting base.

Here in New Mexico, the dems and the Catholic Church are against our governor’s request to deny illegals the right to get a driver’s license. So we are party to giving valid IDs to criminals, ala Chinese and Polish crime rings that have recently been busted.

So you reap what you sow.
Nimblenoggin

It’s Obama’s fault.
Constance

This is heartbreaking. There are some very thoughtless people in the world. However, I know there are far more people who are kind and generous. The damage will be repaired, and there will be a huge outpouring of help from Americans here. It always happens. That is what keeps me going when things look so bleak.
John

Yeah, they are to blame – they ARE responsible for their crime, but I agree, so are the politicians. I really wish they’d stop pretending and actually do something. It’s such a joke.

In general, though, people need to take responsibility in a multitude of ways, politicians, criminals, and us included. It’s always someone else’s fault – that’s the modern American way.
Knightflyer

Ah how nice,a bit of honesty.Everyone dances around this issue,but you nailed it JoeMich.BLACK ON WHITE crime is at a all time high,following a close second is brown on WHITE crime,Whites AS A MAJORITYrace need to buck up and arm up.Need I mention South Africa?
Scott Whiddon

nothing much has been done to stop wave of metal theft, but now that an animal has died, watch the hammer fall on these fiends!!!
Bjorn2Breal

Obama is fundamentally transforming America into a country our grandparents wouldn’t recognize.

Obama’s encouragement of illegal immigration, illegitimate births, and the welfare state will lead to a nation of fat, stupid felons.

not afraid

Holy cripes!
Obama is to blame for this horse being killed now????!!!
Logical fallacies, scapegoating, and flat out lying and exagerating about “moral decline,” and “copping victimhood,” all in an effort to demonize anything liberal.

Deej

Try to ignore the comments. They are an attempt at astroturfing. There are a lot of comments like this to give the appearence of a grass roots uprising.

Just remember to vote without fear and for the future. Also remember that is was the republicans that just recently took away all the funding from the disaster funds. No matter what you hear from your weekend preacher.

MeasureMe

I’m sorry, but I fail to see what Obama has to do with a horse being killed.

Would you please explain your chain of logic?

Or are you just jumping on the bandwagon of Obama bashing?

MexicansEverywhere

The quality of life in the U.S. is headed for the zhitter.
DKM

I didn’t see anywhere in this article where it said illegal immigrants did this. I was actually thinking it was unemployed meth heads. Whoever it was, they’ll never be caught, but I hope they find out what happened as a result of their theft.

cmore

DKM, it won’t matter to them. People like them would do anything to get what they want. Doesn’t matter if it is animal or human. They are low-life trash.

Robert Mcfarland

Senator Berryhill, are you aware that Golden Valley High School in Madera California has had 2 recent Copper Wiring Thefts in the Last month? While The School Board was debating how to pay for the replacement of the 1st theft, The Thieves struck again and stripped all the wiring from the brand new stadium that the residents voted to tax themselves for to get in the first place! I demand more be done to stop this behavior. I demand it!

The fact is, these people don’t care about anybodies life or property.
Senator Berryhill posted this story on his FaceBook page. Thousands of people have responded…But nobody has responded to the children of Madera Rancho’s.

lonemountain

You’re a JERK!!!

lonemountain

This comment was misplaced and was meant for the following:
JoeMich
The 3rd world people that stole the fence are not to blame. They are getting by the best they can. The people at fault are the traitorous politicians forcing Americans to stand down and allow their once great nation to be over-run with 3rd world invaders. Any politician supporting this invasion should be tried for treason and put in front of a firing squad.

Dave Mendenhall

I agree with the concept of your statement.

I have spent a lot of extra time with my three horses preparing for Irene in New England. I am able to slide under bellies, stand at any flank and whisper softly with instructions, which are immediately responded to., while they free range inside the stable.

I would not be very lenient if catching someone in the act of ‘jeopardizing the safety’ of my family.

The last dog I trained was a therapy dog and these horses are as close as it comes, w/o being used for that purpose.

Don’t mess with my gates, or meet conservative justice.

Jim

Our jails are too cushy. Criminals don’t fear them. that is the problem.
savedman

these satanic wretches who have rejected The Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour are just like you sinner friend. They will be your partners in hell. You are as wicked as these thieves because you are aiding the devil in destroying our nation. “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.” Repent and Receive the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour or hell will also be your home (Romans 10:9-13)
thussaiththewalrus

JoeMich: WHEN they find him, he will be a WHITE DRUGGIE DROP-OUT AMERICAN CITIZEN!!!

Your notion of condemning “illegals” for all of life’s ills is ignorant and self-serving!

Please open your mind to (1) education, (2) logic, and (3) fact-based conclusions.

cmore

I like your comment. You are correct.

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Robert Mcfarland

Senator Berryhill, are you aware that Golden Valley High School in Madera California has had 2 recent Copper Wiring Thefts in the Last month? While The School Board was debating how to pay for the replacement of the 1st theft, The Thieves struck again and stripped all the wiring from the brand new stadium that the residents voted to tax themselves for to get in the first place! I demand more be done to stop this behavior. I demand it!

The fact is, these people don’t care about anybodies life or property.
Senator Berryhill posted this story on his FaceBook page. Thousands of people have responded…But nobody has responded to the children of Madera Rancho’s.
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