 Horse trainer charged under AWA
New Orleans, LA (US)Incident Date: Friday, Jan 31, 1997
County: Orleans
Local Map: available
Disposition: USDA Citation
Person of Interest: Gerald D Funches
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In February 1997, the U.S. Department of Agriculture fined Gerald Funches of New Orleans, La., for violations of the Horse Protection Act.
"Soring is not only a cruel and hurtful form of abuse, it's also against the law," said W. Ron DeHaven, acting deputy administrator for animal care with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, a part of USDA's marketing and regulatory programs mission area. "We are in the business of protecting animals. Through the Horse Protection Act, we will not allow improper treatment of equines."
Funches was fined $4,000 and is disqualified for two years from showing, exhibiting, or entering a horse in any horse show or exhibition. Funches is also disqualified from judging, managing, or otherwise participating in any horse show or horse exhibition.
The Horse Protection act discourages the cruel and inhumane practice of soring by prohibiting sored horses from participating in exhibitions, sales, shows, and auctions. Soring refers to pain-provoking practices used to accentuate a horse's gait. The HPA covers all breeds of horses.
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