Porc 411: SPCA and Police en route to home in Candia NH

[Josh]

The cop didn't know he was armed until he was in the process of handcuffing him.

[stanford]

The cop didn't know he was armed until he was in the process of handcuffing him.

Maybe, but all the townsfolk know that we always carry all the time. And I'm sure this cop did, too.

[dalebert]

It really sounds like it came down to the camera. It was just an excuse the cop was looking for since he had nothing on Cooper to arrest him for. That's evident by the fact that they didn't hold him.

[grasshopper]

Do you think fatso is going to be the "ace in the hole" with a felony charge just for kicks if you persue this??  He did mention that he was not happy with being recorded and was all too happy to say, "yup, it is a felony and I didn't give permission" or something like that?

[kola]

Horses have been finding their own shelter for tens of thousands of years. They don't need nosy bureaucrats to protect them.

The simple fact is that horses will survive conditions far harsher than we hairless apes can. They do this by growing a heavy sweater as the cold weather settles in. Growing this new hair requires that they increase their caloric intake. Since we free-feed our horses (that is, they have as much as they want) and hay costs us money, it makes financial sense to protect the horses from the cold as much as we can.

The horses will survive just fine either way, but it is to our advantage to keep them warmer.

We plan to build a barn next summer. But if they throw me in jail for not following their rules, that probably won't get done.

And they're doing this for the benefit of the animals?

I am not trying to cause problems. I dislike nazi bastards telling others what to do and believe it is up to us a individuals to be responsible for ourselves. I understand that horses have survived through rough weather and can often find places to use as wind blocks. I have witnessed a young healhty horse die due being exposed to  a wet cold windy winter day. He went hypothermic and died. Blankets can help too for an older horse or a sick one. Its fairly easy to put up a simple v-wall blocking the north winds. You see a lot of ranchers construct these for cattle to gather or they often dig wide ditches.

It's just my personal opinion thal any domesticated animals should have food water and shelter (from sun or bad weather). I don't know your terrain so they may have been some great places for shelter, thick trees, berms etc)

What happened to you was bullshit and I despise stupidasses with authority.     

[BillKauffman]

So was there or was there not a shelter built in compliance with the law but out of sight of the SPCA when this incident occurred? It is unclear to me.

[kola]

that was I was trying to find out Bill.

on another note I noticed old fatass In the vodeo) said it has to be a 3 sided shelter.

you should have pointed to your garage if you had one...or a a lil 12x12 storage shed. 

i once had to warm up a young horse who was outside in the winter winds and shiverling terribly. The only good place was a small tack shed about 10x 10 in size. We both got in there, I wiped her down and warmed her up. (she was covered in sleet and ice). Now, rememeber I am up here at 9500 ft above sea level and we got some nasty storms very early.

[Kat Kanning]

From what I understand, yes, there was a shelter.

[BillKauffman]

From what I understand, yes, there was a shelter.

So what were they building last weekend until dark?

[Pat K]

From what I understand, yes, there was a shelter.

So what were they building last weekend until dark?

If ya wanted to know you could have went and helped.

[Tom Sawyer]

Amen Pat 
Two guys we never see asking... so was a crime committed? 

[error]

From what I understand, yes, there was a shelter.

So what were they building last weekend until dark?

A structure visible from the road on which to place messages to the local bureaucrats, such as "DON'T TREAD ON ME" or "Our horses choose whether to use this shelter."

[Brandon]

From what I understand, yes, there was a shelter.

So what were they building last weekend until dark?

If I'm not mistaken, there was already a three sided structure set up for the horses. What was being built was a barn.

[Paul Comeau Jr]

Did Brian or Cooper ever find out which horse filed the original complaint with the SPCA sparking this whole sequence of events? 

[Lloyd Danforth]

Yeah.  If they had them in a Barn they could question them.