Debbie Coffey PPJ Investigative Reporter Copyright 2013
Director of Wild Horse Affairs, Wild Horse Freedom Federation
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The pro-horse slaughter shot heard around the world… Don’t let this gutless coward hide!
Many of us have already viewed a video posted on youtube, seemingly by Tim Sappington, who is employed by the Valley Meat Company in Roswell, New Mexico…..
(which is attempting to become one of the first horse slaughter plants to re-open in the U.S. since 2007), which captures an act that should bring shame to the cities of Roswell (where Tim Sappington works) and Dexter (where Tim Sappington seems to reside) and to the state of New Mexico.
Tim Sappingon’s video is being viewed nationally and internationally, and if you haven’t seen it yet, click here.
Don’t let a coward hide, or let Tim Sappington’s actions go unnoticed, especially in his communities. His video shows a mindset that should frighten communities and put communities who might condone this attitude on alert that this is a shot being heard around the world, and this will adversely affect their economies, especially tourism.
Below are some suggested comments for a letter (write your own personal comments, but please be polite) to be sent to community and government leaders (who are listed below):
Dear Sirs/Madams:
Tim Sappington, who is employed by Valley Meat Company (3845 Cedarvale Rd., Roswell, New Mexico 88203) and seems to live in Dexter, NM, posted the following video on youtube that is being viewed nationally and internationally, and reflects shamefully on your communities and the state of New Mexico.
Here is a link that contains this 50 second video (scroll down the article, until you see the man with a cowboy hat and the horse)
Although the graphic states “horse plays dead…,” Tim Sappington actually shoots and kills the horse. This is now a shot being heard around the world.
The act in this video is receiving national and international attention, and will adversely affect your economy and tourism (which supplies many more jobs than a horse slaughter plant).
While I am sending this letter to you with great sadness after viewing such a soulless act, you should be aware of many other public concerns regarding horse slaughter plants, and more unwanted affects of having one in your community.
Here are links to some articles regarding unwanted affects:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/vickeryeckhoff/2012/01/10/texas-mayor-paula-bacon-kicks-some-tail/
http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/686
http://ppjg.me/2012/02/22/horse-meat-snake-oil-salesmen-fool-cattle-ranchers/
http://www.frontrangeequinerescue.org/documents/roswell.violations.letter.pdf
Sincerely,
Your name
List of people to write:
(When you remember that trusting horse, you can choose to write all, some or even one person on this list, but remember,
your voice counts and you can make a difference):
U.S. Senators from New Mexico
Martin Heinrich:
http://www.heinrich.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Tom Udall:
http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=contact
City of Roswell officials
Roswell mayor Del Jouney:
and City Roswell Council members: J.Oropesa@roswell-nm.gov D.Huckabee@roswell-nm.gov S.Henderson@roswell-nm.gov J.Craig@roswell-nm.gov J.Best@roswell-nm.gov A.Sandoval@roswell-nm.gov S.Sanchez@roswell-nm.gov J.Perry@roswell-nm.gov E.Velasquez@roswell-nm.gov B.Foster@roswell-nm.gov
Roswell, NM Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.roswellnm.org/about-your-chamber/contact.html
Roswell Daily News:
http://www.rdrnews.com/?page_id=135
Economic Development Corp of Roswell-Chavez County: Robert J. Donnell (Exec. Dir.)
rdonnell@cahvescounty.net and Jessica Chaves (Project Mgr) jchaves@chavescounty.net
Dexter, NM officials
Mayor David White and Town Councilors (Norman P. Caffell, Jim Berry & Thomas Morales) of Dexter, NM
Leo V. Pennington, pastor, Midway Baptist Church in Dexter:
New Mexico Governor
Susana Martinez:
http://www.governor.state.nm.us/Contact_the_Governor.aspx
New Mexico House of Representatives
http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/lcsdocs/handbook/HouseMailingList.PDF
Ron C. Nelson, USDA FSIS, Denver
Denver.Districtmanagement@fsis.usda.gov
Auralie Ashley-Marx
, Chief of Solid Waste, NM Environment Department,
FAX
(505) 827-2902
May 14, 2013 @ 12:42:58
This was a quick and humane death for this animal. It died instantly. What is the difference between this horse dying and a cow dying?
May 03, 2013 @ 11:48:21
Apr 29, 2013 @ 08:34:37
DA Will Not Charge Executioner Tim Sappington For Shooting Young Innocent Horse | Save Animals Today
Apr 15, 2013 @ 03:05:48
Stop the Runaway Redneck Nation the ruthless, cruel war on wildlife in New Mexico must stop, now | Save Animals Today
Apr 01, 2013 @ 04:04:39
Tim Sappington films himself fatally shooting a horse in the head- GRAPHIC | Save Animals Today
Apr 01, 2013 @ 04:01:19
Mar 28, 2013 @ 12:40:49
Mar 26, 2013 @ 12:24:54
Mar 25, 2013 @ 14:00:50
Mar 25, 2013 @ 12:43:34
Timothy Craig Sappington Jr karma is a bitch and it only takes one person to bring that karma to you. That poor innocent horse, it was walking toward you, like you were going to feed it a carrot or a treat, then you gave the horse a pat and then shot him in the face and then after the horse was still in pain, you didn’t even bother to look back at the horse, instead you looked at the camera, you psychotic narcissist. You must have a very small mind and a very small penis to do what you did on camera. Do you feel like a BIG man now, Tim? Do you think you are the only gun owner in the world? You are on everyone’s radar now and many animal activists are livid over what you have done. You are unemployed, you are a gutless redneck. You swore at animal activists. If I were you, I would sleep with one eye open. Also, I don’t believe for a minute that you eat horsemeat. Although, I don’t think you have missed a meal because you have quite a big gut on you, you redneck ass. Karma is knocking at your door, Baby. I am going to take the civil route and call your boss tomorrow and hopefully that meat packing plant will be shut down and then I am going to write to the governor of New Mexico Happy trails to you, Timothy Craig Sappington Jr.
Mar 24, 2013 @ 17:27:18
It would cost far less to provide veterinary services and feed than what it is costing to illegally roundup our wild horses and house them on our buddies ranches at the cost of 125 mil a year or so. And horses that people have failed to care for and WILD horses are two different things. Stop trying to lump them in the same group.
I think anyone supporting horse slaughter should be forced to work in one of these nightmare plants for a year…..like they would last more than a few minutes. Oh wait! They probably would last awhile…after all, they are of the same gutless, heartless mindset as Sappington.
Mar 24, 2013 @ 17:23:16
Whats wrong? Don’t like the idea that someone exposed what kind of useless human garbage would do such a thing? it is the face of pro-slaughter.
Your excuses about starving horses, unwanted horses and all that other crap is just that…crap. you jumped on the slaughter wagon because you think you can make some $$.
we do have a better plan…..lets round up and ship out all the pro-slaughter crowd….send them to China or korea, where ever they eat things like rats, snakes and other vermin, and you can take your chances there.
Mar 24, 2013 @ 17:11:20
to sit here and say this is the voice of Pro Slaughter is a bold faced lie. I am PRO SLAUGHTER, and I found this horrible and disgusting. I would much rather see a horse sent to slaughter than to starve to death over several months, or be cut loose to be hit by cars, starve, be abandoned. Yes the horse shot on the video appeared to be healthy and could have made a nice horse for someone, but it wasn’t. Those who are anti slaughter need to come up with a better plan to house unwanted horses, or find a way that unwanted horses can be humanely destroyed. It boils down that the horses are unwanted, that is how they end up on slaughter truck. at each time in their life they were sold, the previous person no longer wanted them or could no longer care for them. so whoever has the property to house and feed all the unwanted horses every year, and provide medical attention and euthanasia ( free of charge) please step up. If not, then understand slaughter is a necessary evil. I don’t like it, but no one else has a better idea.
Mar 24, 2013 @ 07:45:29
NOBODY CARES!!! This video has been out for nearly a year. And Rosewell people do not care about your tourism threats as no one goes there anyways (except for the E.T. / Area 51 freaks).
Mar 24, 2013 @ 07:43:31
Why do you say that he is hiding? The video has been out for nearly a year. The dude is not making any effort to hide. So why do you make a lie and say this thing?
The vast majority of people in the U.S. could careless about this. ANd, honestly, do you think the people of Rosewell are scared of your threat to tourism? Do you even know where Rosewell is? Except for E.T. freaks no one goes to Rosewell on purpose.
Big yawn over yesterday’s / last year’s news.
Mar 24, 2013 @ 06:44:29
I can’t believe what a disgusting human being this Tim sappington is!
I can’t fuvking ! Wait till God in heaven takes out his revenge on this man.
Go ahead and laugh! But I’ll
Be watching for your humility to be shaken down and destroyed. Then! I will
Be the first one to come and look at your broken down and ugly self… Just to say. I fucving told you do! You freaks!
Mar 23, 2013 @ 16:55:05
Mar 23, 2013 @ 15:43:06
This man is the epitomy of a piece of sh-t red neck white trailer trash. Too bad we have laws that protect this human garbage. I wish some Mexican Cartel members who love and have animals kidnap this cold hearted animal killer and serve Cartel kind of justice on him in Mexico. This would make alot of people happy and serve noticed on other basta-ds like him who would like to commit sick acts like this in the future. Hard to believe we have people like this living in America. My husband fought in Vietnam and said if he did this in Vietnam he would not have ever made it back to America. Too many Marines were missing their beloved pets while sering over there.
Mar 23, 2013 @ 12:34:10
Tim Sappington – FIRED! | Gloria Hopkins' Art and Photo Journal
Mar 22, 2013 @ 20:01:28
Tim Sappinger – FIRED! | Gloria Hopkins' Art and Photo Journal
Mar 22, 2013 @ 19:58:57
Mar 22, 2013 @ 19:21:38
He was fired. http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-MK16LF6KLVR401-5I7JQU2GD35TSS1QOJ8NG1G25U
Mar 22, 2013 @ 18:01:46
Rachel: what you are advocating is uncalled for. We will not print this information and you need to remove it from wherever else you have posted it.
Mar 22, 2013 @ 17:07:05
Phil: For legal reasons we cannot print this information.
Mar 22, 2013 @ 16:45:50
SC: We cannot post, link to, or otherwise disseminate this information.
Tim Sappington shoots horse point blank just to anger animal rights activists | Gloria Hopkins' Art and Photo Journal
Mar 22, 2013 @ 12:58:58
Mar 22, 2013 @ 12:09:06
Mar 22, 2013 @ 11:09:46
Mar 22, 2013 @ 06:22:42
What a piece of sh&@t Tim Sappington is, please post his Home address please somebody.
Mar 22, 2013 @ 05:52:04
Some thoughts and a whole lot of questions.
http://www.biotech-now.org/business-and-investments/2011/08/a-matter-of-economics-ok-gov-fallin-talks-biotech#
A Matter of Economics; OK Gov Fallin Talks Biotech
At the BIO International Convention in Washington, D.C., I met bioscience professionals from numerous states and countries and discussed with them Oklahoma’s commitment to recruiting and developing a robust state bioscience industry. I shared with them that bioscience has already become a major economic driver in Oklahoma, generating a $6.7 billion impact on Oklahoma’s economy and supporting more than 50,000 jobs. I told them about Oklahoma’s strengths in plant genomics, autoimmune disease, cardiovascular research, infectious disease microbiology, and vision research. And I described our outstanding support infrastructure, including first-rate, affordable research facilities, state research funding through EDGE and OCAST, and technology start-up assistance through i2E.
http://shop.valleybiomedical.com/products/equine-serum
Equine Serum
$45.00
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Mar 22, 2013 @ 05:49:54
Don’t take your eyes off of Oklahoma….while all public attention is focused on New Mexico. There is a lot of money behind this push…a LOT of money.
Mar 22, 2013 @ 05:24:49
I don’t believe that any of those people or agencies that you have listed to contact will do anything about this. I think that you need to share this with the New York Times and other publications that can generate a huge public response to put some pressure on our NM Government and the Dept of Agriculture which will be inspecting this plant once it is up and running. This is important news and contacting any of the above with exception of possibly Congress will result in NO action. The others are all foxes in the hen house.
Mar 22, 2013 @ 04:30:03
this man is on a path that no one wants to go, the road of loneliness and ignorance of the chill of death which nests in his own head, he should not carry a gun he can do the same for children, women and men helpless, do not think the have qualms about what he did, and killing animals just to satisfy his ego, this man should be in an asylum long ago.
Mar 22, 2013 @ 02:49:40
Watch this heartless evildoer get off scott~free. He’s gonna claim he killed that poor trusting sweet little pony for food to feed himself. Food to keep him: a animal assassin asshole alive! Where is a cannibal or a man-eating lion when you need one?
Mar 22, 2013 @ 02:34:29
I pray this SOB rots in hell. You cannot do this to a living creature and say fuck you. God Bless this horse and may we see him in Heaven. You worthless piece of nothing. You are evil. Evil.
Mar 22, 2013 @ 02:32:27
Mar 22, 2013 @ 02:19:40
Trey: For legal reasons I cannot post that. Marti
Mar 22, 2013 @ 00:33:49
A soul less pig. I hope he gets what is coming to him. I will never get that image out of my mind.
Mar 21, 2013 @ 23:50:01
To “disgusted”: I cannot post that info for legal reasons. Marti
Mar 21, 2013 @ 23:43:24
its not pulled, see it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS8MR1s0cZY
Mar 21, 2013 @ 23:32:24
This poor man needs to be put out of his misery. How about a bullet in his head? I can only hope a horse throws him and tramples him to death…..very slowly!
Mar 21, 2013 @ 22:52:34
Mar 21, 2013 @ 22:41:29
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-21/horse-slaughter-advocate-s-video-spurrs-investigation.html
Mar 21, 2013 @ 22:37:00
Yes they are Louie….I knew this one would be pulled after I saw it so I have it downloaded for future reference.
Mar 21, 2013 @ 22:16:27
Sure enough, Marti. The video was pulled…but they’re just a tad too late.
Mar 21, 2013 @ 21:11:31
This truly IS the face of horse slaughter! My family lived next to Dallas Crown in Kaufman, Texas. The only people they could employ were ex-cons and illegal immigrants due to the extremely dangerous working conditions, low pay, abusive boss’, and well…who the hell wants to work in a horse slaughter plant!!
Mar 21, 2013 @ 21:05:19
What a piece of worthless shit. I understand the DA is accepting charges for this incident, lets hope this man Tim Sappington and whoever was holding the camera if there was is held accountable. What a crazy bastard and like someone else posted, if he would heartlessly do this to a horse what makes you think he would think twice about doing it to a person. Seriously!!
Mar 21, 2013 @ 20:03:55
I have to say I have never been so disgusted as I was watching this piece of human trash, cocky as hell, thinking he was some tough guy and we would all be so impressed with his cold hearted crap. And to think this bastard is walking around loose. I bet He-Man Sadistic Meats is full of guys like him.
Mar 21, 2013 @ 19:50:56
This fine horse he just kills like it is a piece of shit. This horse trusted this bastard. He is a fu… sick-o that I don’t want him around any normal human beings or horses. This has to be illegal. He should be arrested for killing this nice horse. How sad. It makes me want to vomit.
Mar 21, 2013 @ 19:37:59
This is just part of a larger document:
http://www.vetsforequinewelfar…
VEW White
Paper
Horse Slaughter –
Its Ethical Impact and
Subsequent Response of the Veterinary Profession
A White Paper
Prepared by
Veterinarians
for Equine Welfare
Horse slaughter has never been considered by
veterinary professionals to be a form of euthanasia. Congress and the general
public must hear from veterinarians that horse slaughter is not and should not be
equated with humane euthanasia. Rather, the slaughtering of horses is a brutal
and predatory business that promotes cruelty and neglect and which claimed the
lives of more than 100,000 American horses in 2008.
Given that the debate on horse slaughter is
at a crucial juncture with the recent closure of the remaining domestic horse
slaughter plants under state law, the surge in horses going to a grisly death
in Canada and Mexico, and the opportunity currently before Congress to end the
suffering of America’s horses through speedy passage of the federal American
Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, VEW is compelled to inject its expertise into
the arena. This White Paper will, from a professional veterinary perspective,
address key points on the issue of horse slaughter and in so doing will lend
further credence to calls for a rapid end to this wholly brutal and un-American
trade.
1. Horse Slaughter is not humane
euthanasia
It is the united opinion of VEW that horse
slaughter is inhumane, and that it is an unacceptable way to end a horse’s life
under any circumstance. One need only observe horse slaughter to see that it is
a far cry from genuine humane euthanasia. From the transport of horses on
inappropriate conveyances for long periods of time without food, water or rest
to the very ugly slaughter process in which horses react with pain and fear, no
evidence exists to support the claim that horse slaughter is a form of humane
euthanasia. Rather, it is a brutal process that results in very tangible and
easily observable equine suffering.
It is worth noting that the suffering of
horses in slaughter is accentuated by the very fact that they are not raised
for slaughter. Horses going to slaughter have largely been accustomed to close
human contact whether through racing, ranch work, pleasure riding, rodeo or any
of the other ways in which horses are used in this country. While some are
purposely sold into slaughter by their owners most end up at the abattoir
through pure bad luck: they were sold at auction and the winning bidder was a
“killer-buyer” working for one of the slaughter plants. To suddenly be treated
as pure livestock must be disorienting and frightful, and can only compound
their suffering as they proceed to slaughter.
We believe that it is an unethical and
dangerous practice for the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and
American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) to attempt to equate horse
slaughter with humane euthanasia.
2. Transport of horses to slaughter
compounds equine suffering
Despite the presence of federal regulations
governing the transport of horses to slaughter,[1] horses
continue to suffer immeasurably en route to slaughter. Current regulations are
paltry, allowing for
horses to be transported for more than 24 hours without
food, water or rest. Heavily pregnant mares can be moved to slaughter, as can
horses with broken limbs or who are blind in one eye. Further, the regulations
only cover the final leg of the journey, so slaughter-bound horses moved from
auction to feedlot, for instance, are not covered by the rule.
Mar 21, 2013 @ 19:35:29
What a gutless, cruel, sub-human piece of sewer scum he is. He needs to get pay-back justice for this evil act. God only knows what else he does. Anyone that kills for thrills, tortures or intentionally maims an animal, will also kill a human-being. They are often found among child molesters. Jeffery Dahmer tortured and killed helpless animals too and then started killing young boys. This evil act can not go without bringing that piece of scum to trial. He is no doubt the type of coward who will not stand up to real men because he would get his sub-human sorry behind kicked real good. What a low-class coward! There is a place in Hell for him.
Mar 21, 2013 @ 19:07:48
I cant help but wonder what kind of inhumane things this pervert does under cover of employment at Valley Meat Company there in Roswell. Personally, if this is the kind of things this whacko is doing in front of a camera……what is going on in that meat plant? Probably full of guys just like him who spend the day torturing the animals and having a good time. Management doesn’t care most likely as long as they don’t; have to get dirty and quotas for processing are met. Maybe they should change their name to He-Man Sadistic Meats!
Mar 21, 2013 @ 19:04:10
The previous video was posted in the Bloomberg article by one of the readers. You will find the link in the comments…of which there are many. You’re right, Marti…you have to copy the videos fast, before they are pulled.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-19/horse-slaughter-jobs-embraced-in-state-where-cowboys-roam.html#disqus_thread
Horse-Slaughter Jobs Embraced in State Where Cowboys Roam
By Alan Bjerga & Amanda J. Crawford – Mar 19, 2013 12:21 PM PT
Mar 21, 2013 @ 18:57:20
Glenda is right. The reality and brutality of a Horse slaughter plant is probably far worse. This is a video that was pulled due to it’s content. It was posted by a reader on another blog:
• TThis is from this killing house in NM.
Mar 21, 2013 @ 17:55:31
he is not a real man and one day God will get him and he will regret all he has done
Mar 21, 2013 @ 17:19:45
A person who could do something like this would have no problem killing a human being in like manner. I am truly upset by this video. There was no need to kill this animal. And we still think we are the dominate species deserving of God’s love and grace? Only a cold- blooded killer would do this.
Mar 21, 2013 @ 17:16:12
Tell us agin how you slaughter people would be humane when you butcher these animals? I think all the advocates should be forced to work in these torture chambers before they are allowed to promote them. Problem is..they have no conscience anyway and would probably enjoy all the blood and misery
Mar 21, 2013 @ 17:14:01
unfortunately…this was probably better treatment than the horses sent into those slaughter horror houses.
Mar 21, 2013 @ 17:12:03
What a gutless, ball-less jerk. I bet he thought everyone would be really impressed with him for killing this trusting and beautiful animal. The same should be done to him….including the rope around his neck.
Mar 21, 2013 @ 17:09:06
This guy just showed everyone what these slaughter advocates are really about. This must be their PR video for how humane their bloody slaughter businesses would be.
Mar 21, 2013 @ 17:07:23
This man is just the tip of the ice berg when it comes to how truly sick the horse slaughter advocates are. Between this guy and Slaughterhouse Sue Wallis…..its enough to make you blow chunks.
Mar 21, 2013 @ 17:04:33
OMG!!! What a sick son of a bitch! You can bet he’s getting a big pat on the back from the pro-slaughter sickos. I have never seen anything so heartless and disgusting in my life. The thing is……that guy thinks he looks real tough. What a freaking, disgusting, miserable, asshole of a man. I bet he beats on women and kids for fun. Maybe he’s mad cause no woman would have him.