Brian Travis invaded by bureaucrats

[Lumpy]

Ridleyo is posted for those who haven't seen it yet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID7FBJKg0YY&feature=channel_page

I'm doing anything and everything suggested on this thread so let the suggestions fly!

[Russell Kanning]

ride in on a white horse and save the day

[Lumpy]

ride in on a white horse and save the day

"white horse" is a nasty pun... nasty, but poignant.

[Dave Ridley]

normally there are more suggestions than people looking for suggestions but since it's the other way around for lumpy...

maybe calling the place where the horses are and inquiring about their treatment?  requesting pictures of the horses taken since they were snatched?   and proof of the date when the pictures were taken?   letter to editor at the union leader?

all those things are doable from out of state if you live here.

[stanford]

Hey, everyone. Thank you so much for your support. I am humbled and so glad I'm here when this happened.

YouTube has just informed me that the video is up. Here's the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGjrE36PGzg

It's on Cooper's PowerToThePeopleProd channel, which has the other video about this SPCA bureaucrat Steve Sprowl.

Spread the word!

[Coconut]

Brian,

That video is shocking. This might as well be an organized mob coming to pick up their loot.

Is that a cop video taping you?

I called the SPCA Number to leave a message for the "cruelty investigator"

[Pat K]

 

[Coconut]

These people sometimes behave in groups of 1-3, but get them in a group like this, or like at the RNC, and they lose that ability. They are now part of the group, and will not be held accountable.

Nobody in that group feels responsible for what happened, as Brian pointed out during his video. I could say more, but it's preaching the the choir. I am disgusted.

[margomaps]

Wow.  

So basically you've been having an ongoing feud with the SPCA guy over some bureaucratic/procedural/code/regulation violations that pertain to your horses?  And in your opinion, he arranged this...horse theft to "show you who's boss?"  Complicit in the theft were, apparently, police from several towns, a number of local veterinarians, and private citizens (probably associated with the SPCA) who left the scene with 12 healthy horses -- for free!

Did I get that more or less correct?  It's a shame The Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Theives isn't quite what it used to be.

This whole episode is stunning to me.  I can only offer you and your family my condolences.  I really don't know where one goes from here.  A couple of thoughts:

1) Can you find out what Deerfield Veterinary's role was here?  Was "Dr. George" a stooge who just showed up and claimed your animals were sick/abused/etc. without cause?  Your video mentioned that the same vet had checked out your horses two weeks earlier; do you have records showing that your horses were in good health at that time?  If so, perhaps you have enough evidence to demonstrate that the horses were taken without cause.  I don't know...just grasping at straws here.

2) It's little consolation, but the farmers who got the loot were probably told a sad (and, I'm assuming, false) story of animal abuse/neglect.  More than likely they thought they were doing the right thing by rescuing some horses.  It also is possible that they were conspiratorially involved with the SPCA enforcement guy, but honestly that seems rather unlikely.

3) Did any of the police involved say why you could not enter your own home?  What was written on the search warrant pertaining to the inside of your home?  Everything else about the case suggests they came to take your horses -- period.  I don't see how that has anything to do with going into your home, and certainly forcing you to leave your home and stand out in the snow doesn't make any sense to me whatsoever.

[FTL_Ian]

Were any of these other Deerfield Vet staff members there?

http://www.deerfieldvetclinic.com/veterinary-staff.htm

Contact info:

Deerfield Veterinary Clinic
150 South Rd.
Deerfield, NH 03037
(603) 463-7775

[Tom Sawyer]

Brian maintains his composure remarkably well... certainly better than I could.

Let us know what will help and we will do it.

[margomaps]

Were any of these other Deerfield Vet staff members there?

http://www.deerfieldvetclinic.com/veterinary-staff.htm

Yes, I recognize "Dr. George" -- he even identified himself in the video.

[margomaps]

This occurs to me: before anyone crucifies a particular individual, it would be a good idea to find out more facts and get that person's side of the story.  For example, one possibility is that Dr. George was told by police to show up and not say anything to Brian.  He might have examined the horses and said "they look fine".  Maybe one of the other vets either was on the take or had a different opinion which led to the theft.

[FTL_Ian]

Were any of these other Deerfield Vet staff members there?

http://www.deerfieldvetclinic.com/veterinary-staff.htm

Yes, I recognize "Dr. George" -- he even identified himself in the video.

Right, that's why I asked about the other staff members.   

You can barely tell who's who in the video.  Probably because it was shot on a Blackberry and then reencoded into the shit-ass youtube format.

[margomaps]

Right, that's why I asked about the other staff members.   

Sorry.  In my haste I missed the word "other" in your question.