Tag: animal abuse
Animal cruelty issues mounting
(CNS): Concerns are mounting that animal cruelty in Cayman is increasing but the authorities are turning a blind eye. Over the last few weeks the Humane Society, Paws and concerned members of the public have found and reported several worrying cases to the police and the Department of Agriculture but very little is being done […]
$15K reward offered to find pony sex-abusers
(CNS): The RCIPS has opened yet another investigation into an incident of animal cruelty at The Equestrian Center following a report of a pony being sexually abused. Owners of the stables have also posted a $15,000 reward for information about the third horse to be assaulted at the centre. A vet from the Department of Agriculture […]
Consequences for horse assault ‘insufficient’
(CNS): Another riding school has expressed its solidarity with the Cayman Islands Equestrian Center after a pony was put down after a brutal sexual assault that caused such severe injuries. But a spokesperson from the Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) said the punishment of a maximum $4,000 fine or five years in jail was “insufficient […]
Riding pony dies after sexual assault
(CNS): A pony stabled at a local riding school has been unlawfully killed as a result of internal injuries sustained in an attack earlier this month, which included a sexual assault on the animal. Charm, who was described as a “wonderful, gentle pony” by its owners at the Equestrian Center, was one of two horses subjected […]
