A Case of Criminal Neglect
- Grey John – Born 2005
- Entry Date – 12/2019
- Type of Rescue – Seizure by Klamath County Sheriff’s Department
- Reason – Chronic Neglect
- Special Needs – Hoof Care
Cotton and Joey along with two horses, three sheep, two bulls, and one heifer were seized by the Sheriff’s Department in Klamath County, Oregon in December of 2019.
The man who owned them had them turned loose in a big pasture for about two years. He never had the donkey’s feet trimmed and when the pasture was low on feed he did not supplement with any hay. They were just left to starve.
From what the deputy said, the animals rarely had water to drink. After being warned repeatedly to supply water, food, and a farrier for the animals, the deputy obtained a warrant and all the animals were seized and taken to the Klamath Large Animal Shelter. The owner plead guilty to animal neglect, forfeited all of the animals, and the Shelter took ownership.
Equamore was contacted shortly after the seizure and asked if it would be possible for Cotton and Joey to join Holly – a jenny that came to Equamore from a similar seizure in Klamath County just a few months earlier.
