Teddy's Place

Theodore the Thoroughbred has made himself at home. He arrived Tuesday, placed by a loving owner. At first, Teddy was with the lower herd, but that didn't suit him, so he moved to the backyard. Actually, he loves the barn. He also loves Callie and Juan the mules plus Jonathan the donkey.
He throws the greatest parties. Every time we look for the horses, they are in the lower barn hanging out with Teddy. This afternoon Marnie, Tess, Amira, Jonathan, Jessie, Jenny, Dobbin, Maggie, Posey, Sugar and Bucky were all partying there. Frankie, Moon Dancer and AnnaBelle did not RSVP so they were elsewhere. It was so cute.
This afternoon we had a call from Animal Control. Someone had reported that our horses had nothing to eat but dirt. They knew it wasn't true, but needed to make a visit. We welcomed them and told them to thank the people who had turned in the report. We told them we wanted folks to report anything they saw anywhere. It's all about the horses. If more people would do that fewer animals would suffer.
We also really appreciated that Animal Control would follow up. They had a great suggestion for our evacuation plan. Put on the fence and in their files the emergency numbers and our disater plan for the sanctuary. That way if disaster strikes and we can't get home they will have a plan to follow.
Butte County is lucky to have such professional caring people in their Animal Control Department. Thank you, Amber and Brian.
Of course, there was plenty of food and water for everyone. The ground is bare. No weeds nor plants, but food everywhere.
They saw the thin horses, heard their stories and knew that they are under Dr. Darling's care. They met several of the critters and even got kisses from Julian calf.
If everyone would report any suspicious care and if every animal control department would be so responsive there would not be so many abused, neglected or starved animals.
We also had a scam email from someone saying that our Toyota entry had been picked and that we had won one million dollars. All we had to do was send certain information to the Toyota Company in China. Toyota in China? I don't think so. Any way I'll notify the police tomorrow. Couldn't get through to the Toyota dealer here. Hope no one in the contest falls for this scam. Beware, folks. there are creeps out there.
Had garlic fries with dinner and am feeling the need for a big drink of water. Good night, Thursday. You have been quite interesting.