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- Signs By Diamond
- Lithia, Florida, United States
- I am a horse owner who loves to trail ride and camp with horses. I also own a Diamond Signs, a small sign shop in Lithia Florida. Sometimes the two cross paths as with the horse signs, decals, banners and graphics
Horse theft is on the increase in our area. It's not just Miami, anymore.
ReplyDeleteThieves are less likely to steal horses that are permanently marked.
Secure barns, corrals and pastures with
good fences and locked gates. Slow potential horse theft with warning and security signs. Install motion sensor lights.
Establish a horse watch program in your area. Although horses
and equipment will never be 100% free from theft, many are
stolen because it was easy for the thieves.
In light of the recent horse thefts I have made these warning signs to alert potential horse thieves that we are serious about protecting our horses. These security signs can be seen and purchased at www.DiamondSign.com. We make custom signs, banners and decals to help protect horses. Put signs around your pasture, on the street of your neighborhood to warn
thieves. Put decals on your windows, trailer, truck and car.
Let them know you are serious about protecting your horses.
Please visit my web site or call Leah at 813-716-1897 for more
information.
Sorry for the intrusion but this is important,
Leah Diamond
www.DiamondSign.com
813-716-1897
Post signs. Law enforcement professionals say one of the best theft deterrents is to post signs that prove your horses are permanently identified. Also, signs that say a security system or agency protects your property. At a horse show or gathering, put up small signs on your trailer and in your barn area.Horse Theft Prevention Tips - HorseChannel.com
ReplyDeleteHorseChannel.com "Horse Theft Prevention Tips"
The Texas Agricultural Extension Service's Horse Theft Awareness and Prevention Advisory Committee published 15 Steps to minimize theft of horses, facilities and equipment. This is a must read for horse owners. http://www.myequinenetwork.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=t13DUXb2v8Y%3D&tabid=76&mid=490
ReplyDeleteFive Horses Stolen From Florida Pasture
ReplyDeletePolice in Hillsborough County, Fla., are seeking two men and a woman suspected of stealing five horses from a Seffner pasture on Sept. 5.
The stolen horses were among eight located in the pasture when the suspects cut a fence, drove a truck and trailer into the pasture, and began rounding-up the horses. A palomino gelding, a Shetland pony, a dark bay mare, a blue roan mare, and a Paint/Appaloosa mare were taken from the field. The thieves were unable to catch three other horses in the field.
A neighbor reported the horses stolen Sept. 9 after noticing a rope tied around the neck of one of the remaining horses.
The owner of one stolen horse believes the theft is connected to horse poaching incidents in Miami-Dade County.
“Detectives haven’t mentioned a connection,” said Hillsborough Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Debbie Carter.
Anyone with information about the incident should call the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office, 813/247-8200 or Crime Stoppers at 800/873-8477.
Intersting statistics from Florida Horse.com
ReplyDeleteThe State of Florida has more than 500,000 horses and more than 70% are used for competition and recreation, ranking #3 in the US (as per 2005 National Horse Council Study ).
Stolen Horse International Releases Alert for Five Florida Horses Sep. 16, 2009
ReplyDeleteOver the past several months, residents of southern Florida have been on alert for horse theives who are taking horses from their pastures and butchering them for their meat. The recent theft of five horses from a pasture in Seffner, which took place on Labor Day weekend, has the owners worried that their horses will meet the same fate.
http://www.horsechannel.com/horse-news/2009/09/16/stolen-horses-florida.aspx
Crime Stoppers of Miami-Dade is a community action program that gives citizens the opportunity to become involved in the fight against crime. As stated on http://www.crimestoppersmiami.com/
ReplyDelete"Horse killings are on the rise in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. It is believed that the horse meat is being sold on the black market for $20.b and higher. Buying and selling horse meat is illegal in South Florida. Teh illegally butchered animals were given steroids, tranquilizers, and antibiotics on a regular basis so their meat is toxic to people. Call 305-471-8477(TIPS) to give a tip. Your tips will remain confidential. If your tip results in an arrest you will be eligile for a reward of up to $15,000."
The below link is a hard video to watch but informative.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/10/horses.slaughtered/#cnnSTCVideo
According to HorseChannel.com http://www.horsechannel.com/horse-news/2009/09/18/florida-horse-killers.aspx
ReplyDeleteThere are several precautions horse owners can take to keep their horses safe at home.
If you have gates that lead directly to the road, lock them at night. However, do not lock barn doors in case of fire or other emergency where horses would need to be evacuated.
Install floodlights or motion-detector lights around the barn area and near the road. A well-lit, highly visible location is not attractive to theives
Bring the horses in the barn or keep them confined in an area close to the house at night.
Keep fences in good repair, and when possible, use board fencing near the road instead of wire or tape, which is easy to cut.
Consider an alarm system for the barn, or a dog that will bark an alert when strangers show up on the property.
Get to know your neighbors, horse owners or otherwise, and ask them to alert you if they notice strangers on or around your property when you're not there.
Sunday, September 27, 2009 Brandon New&Tribune report: http://brandonnews2.tbo.com/content/2009/sep/23/br-horses-stolen-from-pasture-still-missing/
ReplyDeleteHorses stolen from pasture still missing
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By YVETTE C. HAMMETT
yhammett@tampatrib.com
Published: September 23, 2009
SEFFNER - Weeks after thieves made off with five horses from a pasture on Williams Road, sheriff's officials say they are no closer to finding the horses or the culprits.
The owner of four of the horses fears they were stolen for slaughter.
A neighbor saw two men and a woman in the pasture Sept. 5, when they dropped off two horses.
The three returned on Labor Day and loaded up the two horses they had dropped off and five of the eight that have lived there for years, a witness told Hillsborough County sheriff's Detective Larry Lingo, with the agricultural division.
"I've been doing this for nine years and maybe two or three times, we've had horses stolen in this county. It's unusual," Lingo said.
Horse owner Cindy Swint, of Lithia, called the theft more than shocking.
"They are pleasure horses. They're out in that pasture just enjoying being horses. One of them's 23 years old. You can't ride her, so why else would they take them?" She's heard the stories of horses taken from pastures in various parts of Florida, then found slaughtered. She said she doesn't expect she'll ever see her horses again.
Swint said she has kept the horses in the pasture at 7406 Williams Road for at least 15 years without incident.
She speculated that the thieves had been stalking the pasture for a couple of months, based on reports from neighbors who had seen them around.
The suspects are described only as a heavyset white man, a thin white man with a goatee and a heavyset white woman, all wearing cowboy hats. They were driving a newer model burgundy Dodge six-wheel pickup pulling a newer model green gooseneck horse/livestock trailer with a white canvas top, deputies said.
The missing horses are a stout palomino gelding, a chocolate Shetland pony stallion, a dark bay mare, a blue roan paint mare and a Paintaloosa mare.
Reporter Yvette C. Hammett can be reached at (813) 627-4763.
I think anything we can do to protect our property live or inanimate will be wonderful.
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