A story....
Imagine seeing body parts of horses and mules continuously appear all over your ranch property. A coyote trail runs across the place north to south straight to a horse trader whose land borders your south fence. His animals tear down your fence and other neighbors fences just to graze the grass that does not exist where they live. There are junked vehicles, appliances, and RV trailers all over, hundreds of tires, a public drinking bar (and at one time a restaurant and sale barn), and plenty of trash dumps.
Imagine being out in your pasture, tending to the calves, and one of them gets loose and goes through the fence onto the trader's property. You go on horseback, and two of your friends join you, to retrieve the calf. To your disgust, you find a pit of dead animals containing at least 30 carcasses. As you move through the property you find many more dead horses, and an ostrich. Further in, you come upon a tree with a dead horse hanging by a halter with lipstick, an H and a B painted on its cheeks, an apron, a hat and a sign the said “Home Sweet Home”.
This neighbor called the Sheriff’s Department about the horse hanging in the tree and Walter Johnson came out to see what was going on. Channel 5 News showed up too. The case eventually made it's way into court, which resulted in a small fine for Charlie Johnson. Soon after, he slowed down on the horse business and decided the swine business was better. He hauled prison slop from the Lexington Prison to the pigs and dumped it out to the animals via barrels every day. The slop contained foods scraps, napkins and plastic utensils. The horses and cows on the place were also fed this slop. Soon he released the pigs and they became the beginning of our local wild swine population that the area still deals with. After the pigs were gone, Johnson continued this practice of feeding prison slop to cattle and horses through July 27, 2007.
This is not a scary story told around a campfire surrounded by 10 year olds. This is a true story. This happened in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, on Charlie Johnson's acreage on Highway 39, just west of NS 330. You can't miss it for the trash and debris all over the property, and most of all, how barren it is. To this day, Johnson continues to transport prison slop to his property. Why? Perhaps it's for the cattle, the forty or so dogs, or the chickens that remain on the property.... but the real reason is that they pay him to take it away.
What's so significant about July 27, 2007? That's the day the horses, mules and donkeys were removed from Charlie Johnson's property by the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's office. After years of complaints by concerned citizens, someone finally took them seriously. As of Friday, August 10, 2007, criminal charges were pending against Charlie Johnson. Read more on our News page for the rest of the story.
Imagine seeing body parts of horses and mules continuously appear all over your ranch property. A coyote trail runs across the place north to south straight to a horse trader whose land borders your south fence. His animals tear down your fence and other neighbors fences just to graze the grass that does not exist where they live. There are junked vehicles, appliances, and RV trailers all over, hundreds of tires, a public drinking bar (and at one time a restaurant and sale barn), and plenty of trash dumps.
Imagine being out in your pasture, tending to the calves, and one of them gets loose and goes through the fence onto the trader's property. You go on horseback, and two of your friends join you, to retrieve the calf. To your disgust, you find a pit of dead animals containing at least 30 carcasses. As you move through the property you find many more dead horses, and an ostrich. Further in, you come upon a tree with a dead horse hanging by a halter with lipstick, an H and a B painted on its cheeks, an apron, a hat and a sign the said “Home Sweet Home”.
This neighbor called the Sheriff’s Department about the horse hanging in the tree and Walter Johnson came out to see what was going on. Channel 5 News showed up too. The case eventually made it's way into court, which resulted in a small fine for Charlie Johnson. Soon after, he slowed down on the horse business and decided the swine business was better. He hauled prison slop from the Lexington Prison to the pigs and dumped it out to the animals via barrels every day. The slop contained foods scraps, napkins and plastic utensils. The horses and cows on the place were also fed this slop. Soon he released the pigs and they became the beginning of our local wild swine population that the area still deals with. After the pigs were gone, Johnson continued this practice of feeding prison slop to cattle and horses through July 27, 2007.
This is not a scary story told around a campfire surrounded by 10 year olds. This is a true story. This happened in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, on Charlie Johnson's acreage on Highway 39, just west of NS 330. You can't miss it for the trash and debris all over the property, and most of all, how barren it is. To this day, Johnson continues to transport prison slop to his property. Why? Perhaps it's for the cattle, the forty or so dogs, or the chickens that remain on the property.... but the real reason is that they pay him to take it away.
What's so significant about July 27, 2007? That's the day the horses, mules and donkeys were removed from Charlie Johnson's property by the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's office. After years of complaints by concerned citizens, someone finally took them seriously. As of Friday, August 10, 2007, criminal charges were pending against Charlie Johnson. Read more on our News page for the rest of the story.
About Us
Nektosha Rescue is run by Thomas & Carla Brandow of Wanette, Oklahoma. They also operate Brandow FFL Service, ShkoteWeb Services, and Nektosha Trading Co. Thomas has a background in law enforcement and Carla brings 25 years of business management, accounting, and grant writing to their rescue efforts.
The following story is the number one reason Nektosha Rescue was created. At the time, only a small handful of people were willing to do something about the extreme abuse of these animals. The creation of this rescue service started then and has evolved into today's project.
The following story is the number one reason Nektosha Rescue was created. At the time, only a small handful of people were willing to do something about the extreme abuse of these animals. The creation of this rescue service started then and has evolved into today's project.
Imagine seeing this horse, already dead, dressed in an apron, with lipstick on it, and hung by it's halter onto this tree. No, this is not digital fakery. This photo was taken of the horse mentioned above, at the time of discovery.
This is a true representation of the cold-hearted attitude fostered by Charlie Johnson, his family, and hired help. He's done this for years and continues to do so. Anyone who turns a blind eye to this cruelty is as guilty as Johnson is.
This is a true representation of the cold-hearted attitude fostered by Charlie Johnson, his family, and hired help. He's done this for years and continues to do so. Anyone who turns a blind eye to this cruelty is as guilty as Johnson is.
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We wish to express our thanks to Dr. Christina Makarim, DVM for her relentless efforts over the years. Without her, this case would never have been brought as far as itdid.
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