Predator People in Miami

[patandchickens]

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That's only an issue if a) you're going to turn around and sell the horse, and b) you are an honest person. (b) is clearly already not the case, for people stealing horses

If you want to sell the horse, a GOOD LOOKING (as opposed to grade-lookin') horse can always sprout papers.

And if it's a breeding animal, you can make yourself some awful nice foals (under the name of some other sire or dam, of course, not under the name of the actual stolen horse) that are then perfectly well registerable themselves and may be worth a decent bit of money (since structure and athleticism count at least as much as pedigree in determining what people will pay). Or just keep 'em and compete on 'em yourself. People do this sometimes. And then there's just stealing in order to *have*, rather than for monetary gain. Like people who will want some stolen art masterpiece that they can never let anyone else know they have.

I'd agree the goats were more likely to end up as dinner, though

Pat

 

[Ace_king_brahma]

A few years back my birds were disappearing a few at a time and I kept blaming the neighbor's dogs as they had been the ones attacking my birds. What I didn't know was one of our tenants was speaking with my Dad one time and he made an odd comment to him that he didn't think much of until the day we kicked them out for not paying the rent. He was asking about our chickens and the eggs and my Dad told him we kept them because we liked fresh eggs. And the tenant asked about if we really enjoyed eating the birds too. My Dad told him we didn't eat our birds that they were all considered pets. He gave my Dad an odd look too that he wasn't sure what it all was about. But, he let it go and just went about his buisness as always. Two months later we kicked them out and upon inspecting the rental house we found all kinds of chicken feathers.

 

[chickbea]

Around my area beekeepers are having their hives stolen!

 

[d.k]

* Now that'd *bee* a risky enterprise I bet!! Don't think 1O,OOO bees much fancy a ride in a pick-up!!!! Thinking 'bout the goats, though-- They might of had a ready buyer somewhere in SoFlo at one or euen a few of the haitian resturants. Goat is the top menu item at most of em. . .

 

[Wolf-Kim]

Stealing the horses to breed and register the foals under a different sires name is always risky. If anyone questions the bloodling, they will DNA test. There was a dog breeder around he selling topnotch chihuahuas(if there is such a thing..hehe) and he got busted because someone questioned the bloodline. They DNA tested his leading stud, and he got in trouble cause the test come out negative for the dog's "pedigreed parents."

I plan to brand and microchip any horse I have that I can't afford to loose, those that are worth big $$$. It has always been something I've been paranoid about. Although, horse theft has fallen dramatically since they have closed down the US Slaughter houses.

Yeah I understand a good lookin horse can always "get" papers. I was trying to "get" papers for a horse we rescued. He was abandoned and left to starve, it was plain as day, he was top quality. Turned out it is rumored that he *was* triple registered(=$$$) but there wasn't a way for me to track down and transfer the papers to my name. Boy, would I have like to cash in on that stud, but he ended up being gelded and placed in a good home, unregistered, and is probably better off.

I agree that those goats ended up as dinner, if someone is "stealing for quality" they will usually only steal a few of the best lookin. It happened to a lady down the street from me who raises Nigerian Dwarf Goats. It could go either way in her case, she had two stolen, one was a buck that had taken state. She never got them back. I think they may have been for quality and not eating, just because it was her best buck and the people would have had to go through a yard with about 6 Pyrenese and a fence to get these goats. That is alot of guts, just to grab a couple of goats for BBQ.

I hope they have a decent home somewhere, but who knows. People who steal aren't known to have the best character.

-Kim

 

[Wolf-Kim]

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People will steal anything. Sometimes they steal just to steal, not for any kind of monetary gain. My father had the stupid dodge hubcaps(the factory set that covers only the center of the tire) off one side of his Dakota.

It's silly and sad.

-Kim

 

[Gonzo the Great]

Is it possible to S. S. S. ????

I know, how could a person? Well, in Texas, it's called self defense if the other person is armed.

"9-1-1: what's your emergency?"

"Someone is outside of my coop with a loaded rooster!"

 

[poultrykeeper08]

i know it sounds bad but i stole a gosling one time . He and his brothers and sisters and parents were going to be eaten by a man so i stole him ! He has a very good home here with lots if girlfriends .
After i took him his brothers and sisters were attacked by a dog and all were killed . Before i could try and take the parents i was told the man brought the parents to a river and let them go . (i looked but was never able to find them any where )
I also took a female Cyuga that was going to be eaten from the same man . I know it was wrong but i couldnt let them get eaten
The man had a male peacock and ate that to . He then took the feathers and put them on his living room wall .
My brother was friends with is kids . thast how i found it all out!

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

Not to cast aspersions onto anyone, but I wonder if they were taken by some Santeria folks. Miami would be a main city for them.

Now, before someone says I am being racist, LOL I'm not really - I've got dear close friends who practice Santeria and Vodou. However, not every person of any religion is moral or ethical.

Just a thought -
Meriah

 

[d.k]

*Gonzo! Honey! I feel so sorry for you poor Texans!! We HERE don't hafta shovel & shush, and the 'offending person' doesn't have to be carrying a thing!! We have, as of JanO7, the so-called "threatening manner" defense. MEANING ANYWHERE you are & s/o approaches in what you PERCIEVE TO BE a threatening manner, you may blast away!! 'Course a legal weapon and a witness or two helps. But two guys even got their case 'backdated' to THE NIGHT BEFORE the statute went into effect.