Obama administration fines, suspends Atlanta couple from walking horse shows

[SidDithers]

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/bb7b644c42ea4d5aa1013b0f85434fd4/TN--Horse-Soring/

USDA fines, suspends Atlanta couple from walking horse shows

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has fined and suspended two breeders of champion Tennessee walking horses in connection with allegations that they violated the Horse Protection Act more than 10 years ago.

William Bill Johnson and Sandra Johnson of Atlanta, who own Waterfall Farms in Shelbyville, were suspended for a year beginning on Jan. 21 and each ordered to pay a $1,000 fine.

Federal law prohibits soring, which accentuates the breed's high-stepping gait by using chemicals, injections and mechanical devices that cause pain.

Sid

[RKP5637]

1. Good!!! Excellent!!! I really hate F'ers like that. n/t

[Buzz Clik]

2. Maybe those horses liked the drugs. Bad Obama administration!

[SidDithers]

3. I'm just glad the Obama adminstration is finally cracking down on soring...

Soring was really getting out of hand, and it's long past time something was done.

Sid

[Buzz Clik]

4. So ... if a given branch of the USDA is charged with enforcing those laws,...

... you'd rather that they just ignore the violators?

[GoCubsGo]

5. Exactly right.

The USDA is doing their jobs. I don't see why the OP needs to turn this into an "Obama Administration" issue, when all the efforts are being conducted at lower levels.

[Turbineguy]

6. So Obama actually showed up

for work this month? I stand amazed.:sarcasm:

[Buzz Clik]

7. His job this week was taking urine samples from horses.

Hey, somebody's gotta do it.

http://www.wikihow.com/Collect-a-Urine-Sample-from-a-Horse