This is how it always starts for me… A phone call on Wednesday afternoon from John Jackson, my Jones County Animal Services Director. “Hey, what’cha DOING?” he says in his kind Southern voice with just a small strain to it – I can tell something is up. John has been working with me through his […]

    One Friday morning I received a phone call from my State equine inspector, Beth Miller, who asked me if I might be available later that afternoon to help with a 6-horse seizure that was planned.  I told her that I would make myself available if I was needed.  She asked me if I could […]

Five Horses Rescued By Gloria Bell, GERL Area Coordinator The initial call I received was from a dog rescue association volunteer named Charlotte who was working with a family trying to find homes for many dogs (and other pets).  The volunteer communicated that this was a hoarding situation involving many animals and a young lady […]

The Georgia Department of Agriculture Equine Division was called out to a farm where they found approximately 80 horses on 150 acres of land.  The local Sheriff’s office was also involved.  The gentleman who owned the horses also had 50 head of cattle on his property.  They were in an area of the state that […]