A teenager was convicted Wednesday of attacking a number of animals at and near Herndon's Frying Pan Farm Park.
The teen that was arrested for slashing horses belonging to the SPIRIT Open Equestrian Program, as well as some of Frying Pan Farm Park's animals, has been convicted, according to the Washington Post. The teenager attacked the horses at a paddock adjacent to Frying Pan Farm Park in April. The attack upset many of the SPIRIT volunteers. A month later the teen went to Frying Pan Farm Park and attacked a number of farm animals, including a calf, two goats and a chicken. The teen was arrested earlier this summer. The Post reports that the teen tried to ride one of the SPIRIT horses in the original attack, and he attacked the horses after the horse threw him off. All the animals will make full recoveries. He will be sentenced later this year…
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At the time Lucinda was attacked earlier this month, the person believed responsible for the previous attacks was still incarcerated.
The attacks on the SPIRIT Open Equestrian Program’s horse, Lucinda, have prompted the Humane Society of the United States to offer a reward of up to $2,500. The reward will be given for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the second knife attack on her. Lucinda was one of three of SPIRIT’s horses that was injured in April. She was cut again earlier this month. The original person believed responsible was apprehended by Fairfax County police, but not before attacking four more animals at Frying Pan Farm Park in May. The Humane Society says there is a correlation between animal cruelty and many other crimes, from narcotics and firearms violations to sexual assault and violence …
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Horse in SPIRIT Open Equestrian's riding programs purposely wounded for second time in little more than two months.
SPIRIT Open Equestion's Executive Director Davorka "Dada" Suvak says Lucinda, the horse injured a second time over the weekend on a property near Frying Pan Farm Park, is "OK." It's the second time SPIRIT's horses have been purposefully wounded since April and the third time there has been an attack on the animals living in that area. The other attack occurred in May, injuring a number of Frying Pan Farm Park's animals. Suvak said the organization purchased and installed cameras in the paddock after the first incident. However, the quality of the camera footage taken at night in the dark may not be good enough to identify a suspect, she said. Lucinda's wound isn't as severe as those in the first incident, Suvak said, describing the horse'…
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4:53 pm on Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Let it be known here on out, I am taking it upon myself to protect these beautiful animals. I will be posted outside of this farm for the next 3 weeks with my night vision goggles and I swear to GOD, if I see any punk kids approaching the farm at night, I will tazer them. If you care to join me, bring doughnuts and coffee, preferably chocolate glazed with rainbow sprinkles. more ›
Carol Bruce
2:28 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012
I sure hope they catch whoever was involved in that last attack, too. There is no room in this society for people who are capable of committing such atrocities. more ›