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Seattle P‑I: 9‑month sentence in case of starved horses
9‑month sentence in case of starved horses By LEVI PULKKINEN Published Oct 17 2008 Lilly was a foal when animal control officers saved her from Jean Marie Elledge’s pasture. Skinny and sick, she was still better off than the four horses found dead on the Carnation property. Horse rescue workers thought there might be a chance for her. Their hopes, though, were misplaced. Lilly was euthanized…
KOMO-TV: Woman sentenced for what rescuers called ‘horrifying’ case of animal abuse
Woman sentenced for what rescuers called ‘horrifying’ case of animal abuse By KOMO Staff Aired Oct 17 2008 SEATTLE — A King County woman was sentenced Friday to nine months in jail for letting horses die and live in filthy conditions on her property. Jean Elledge pleaded guilty last month to three counts of animal cruelty. She was arrested in February after officers found dead and starving…
KING-TV: Carnation woman sentenced in animal cruelty case
Carnation woman sentenced in animal cruelty case by LINDA BRILL / KING 5 News Aired Oct 17 2008 SEATTLE — A Carnation woman was sentenced to nine moths in jail for felony animal cruelty today in a major animal abuse case involving dozens of dead and starving horses. The judge called the animal abuse “despicable” and said most people treat their cars better than Jean Elledge treated her horses.…
Seattle Times: Carnation woman sentenced for letting horses starve
Carnation woman sentenced for letting horses starve By Nancy Bartley Published Oct 7 2009 A Carnation woman who allowed several horses to starve to death was sentenced Friday to nine months in jail, a year of community supervision and ordered to no longer care for animals. Jean Marie Elledge, 57, could have been sentenced to up to one year in prison for the four counts of first-degree animal…
Monroe Monitor Sept 23
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Seattle P‑I: Carnation woman pleads guilty to animal cruelty
Carnation woman pleads guilty to animal cruelty By LEVI PULKKINEN Published Oct 17 2008 A 57-year-old King County woman could spend a year in jail for allowing three horses on her Carnation farm to starve to death. On Thursday, Jean Elledge pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree animal cruelty, a felony. Prosecutors have recommended Elledge be sentenced to one year in jail for the…
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Horsebytes: Can a candle light a fire?
Can a candle light a fire? by Monica Bretherton posted Apr 6 2008 “It was difficult for everyone to hold back tears,” King County Animal Control Officer Steve Fuchser said, standing at the microphone, referring back to the events of February 22nd and 23rd, when four dead horses were found in Carnation and nine living ones seized. He obviously could not say much about an open case, but he did…
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KOMO-TV: ‘It was a bunch of walking skeletons’
Horse rescuer: ‘It was a bunch of walking skeletons’ By KOMO Staff Aired on Feb 26 2008 KING COUNTY, Wash. — Dozens of horses are dead or dying in the worst animal cruelty case some local rescuers have seen. A woman is under arrest after deputies seized ten of her horses in Carnation and ten in Monroe. Other horses were found dead. Rescuers named one of the foals Phoenix in hopes he will rise…
KIRO-TV: Starving Horses Found At Carnation Farm
Starving Horses Found At Carnation Farm Aired Feb 26 2008 CARNATION, Wash. — Four horses have been found dead and 10 others have been seized from a farm in Carnation where no food was found for the animals, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. The farm was being rented by a woman in her 50s who was arrested this weekend on suspicion of animal cruelty, said KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Jeff…
Seattle P‑I: Woman charged over dead, dying horses
Woman charged over dead, dying horses By CASEY MCNERTHNEY Published Feb 27 2008 A Carnation woman was charged Wednesday with three counts of first-degree animal cruelty after police found several dead or dying horses on her properties in King and Snohomish counties. Jean Elledge, 56, told police she runs a horse boarding and breeding business at her Carnation property and admitted responsibility…
Seattle Times: Carnation woman charged with felony cruelty in horse-abuse case
Carnation woman charged with felony cruelty in horse-abuse case By Natalie Singer Feb 27 2008 A Carnation woman who runs a horse-breeding and boarding business was charged today with three counts of felony first-degree animal cruelty after animal-control officers said they found four dead horses, an emaciated foal on the brink of death and nine other horses without food or drinkable water on her…
Seattle Times: Woman booked after dead and ailing horses found
Woman booked after dead and ailing horses found By Peyton Whitely Published Feb 26 2008 A 47-year-old woman has been booked into King County jail on suspicion of 10 counts of animal cruelty after more than a dozen horses were found dead or dying on property near Carnation. An investigation began Friday when Snohomish County animal-control officers asked the King County Sheriff’s Office to check…
Lexi Update from Sept 26 2010
Update from Sara: I rode Lexi this weekend and she was a good girl. SAFE has done a great service to her in putting a fabulous foundation on her. She’s such a sweet girl and so easy to handle. After many rides on a very greeney this summer, riding Lexi was a fun diversion! She’s really fabulous walk & trot, the canter takes a little work to get the engine going.
Charmeon
Charmeon is a 13 year old Percheron cross mare, gray, 15 hands and approx. 1400 lbs. Her owner has lost her job and is unable to care for her two horses any more and desperately needs to find Charmeon a home. Her current owner has had Charmeon for 5 years and she purcharsed her from a PMU farm which was closing and Charmeon was going to be sent to slaughter. She has good conformation and a…
Tia
breed: Appaloosa color: grey with blanket age: 30+ sex: mare height: 15 hh Tia was rescued from a neglect situation and is still recovering from her ordeal. She has chronic uveitis and is blind in her left eye. She came to us about 200 pounds underweight and the condition of her teeth necessitate that she be fed a mash twice a day. Once rehabilitated, Tia will be offered for adoption as a…
Baxter
breed: Paint cross color: white and black pinto age: 11 (born approx. 2000) sex: gelding height: 15 hh Adopted by Mandy K. of Yelm, WA. Baxter was rescued from an animal cruelty case in Skagit County in December of 2009 where he was starved to a Body Condition Score of 1. He has been fully rehabilitated and is now going under saddle. He is green broke but seems sensible under saddle, appropriate…
Sampson kills his ball
Lexi
breed: Quarter pony color: chestnut age: 8 (born 2002) sex: mare height: 13.3 hh Lexi is green broke and would be suitable for a child or smaller adult with advanced beginner riding skills. Status: Adopted! training: SAFE provided 60 days of professional training to start Lexi under saddle Lexi is great in new places or on trails. She’s been to a schooling show and did quite well. She loads,…
Ask and Ye Shall Receive: the Story of Redmond
Jaime & I went to the Yakima feedlot in Oct 2005 to help CBER evaluate a large group of new horses. Because there were so many horses at the lot, CBER had to focus on the sound, rideable horses that would be the easiest to find home for. There was a chestnut gelding at the lot that day with a hugely enlarged ankle — clearly unsound — who was not going to be listed. I will never forget the…
Tia Dec 1 2010
Tia is doing well, she seems stocked up on her right hind but she doesn’t favor it or move lame on it. I put her in the arena for a bit last night with Slam and Vanna and she rolled and ran and bucked with the two of them. She is very vocal and has quite a distictive holler when she knows it’s dinner time. Tia has gone over to NWESC, mainly due to us needing to move some horses around and her…
Tia Oct 28 2010
Tia had a recheck today on her eyes and they look much better. The ulcer in her right eye is now healed and there is no more discharge out of either eye. The eye specialist does not feel that she is in any discomfort in the blind eye and no further action is needed, but she may have further flare-ups of the uveitis so if she develops runny eyes again, may need to have eye meds again.
Tia Oct 25 2010
Caiti and I worked on her rain rot and gave her a thorough grooming complete with a pretty braided tail over the weekend. She tied in the stall very well and was practically falling asleep on us as we groomed her and showed us her funny face as we scratched all her itchy spots. We moved her to the small paddock next to Slam, Vanna and Tara so she could stretch her legs out a bit and enjoy the…
Tia Update from Oct 21 2010
Tia’s fecal came back and she was LOADED with worms. 503 Strongyle ova per gram! Even the vet was surprised. I wormed her today with just a half-dose of Ivermectin and am hoping that she doesn’t get sick from the die-off. In a week she will get dosed again with a full dose, and then in a month we will do the Panacur PowerPak. The eye specialist thinks that we can get her uveitis under control…
Tia Photos from Oct 19 2010
Here are some photos. I think some of these pictures really capture her spirit. She is obviously thrilled to be in the company of other horses and seems very happy to be where she is now. Hopefully she is on her way to feeling better as well.
