Nektosha Rescue Shadow

At any given time there would be 30-50 head hanging around in the northeast corner of the Johnson property. But, Shadow was Honey Girl's buddy, wherever she was, he was not far. He never did come close, he usually stood behind bushes and trees, waiting for us to leave before he'd come out. Even though we'd put hay and grass clippings over the fence, it was not enough to keep him alive, as they were all starving.

Shadow was in the same condition as Honey Girl when she was adopted. Just a month later, this is what he looked like. I was able to get so many photos of him because, I believe, he knew it was his time to go and he came back to say goodbye. We never saw him again after the last set of photos were taken.

Remember all countless horses, mules and donkeys who have died over the last ten years as a result of Charlie Johnson's cold-hearted attitude towards these living creatures. To him they are simply merchandise to be bought and sold. It seems that anything that doesn't make him a profit gets thrown away...... Yet, he still claims that he was rescuing them from a worse fate. He claims that he gave them a better life than they had before. What makes it worse is that he has people believing him. They think we're being too hard on him. On one newscast he said that he fed all of them regularly. I suppose you could say that he did, if you believe prison slop is horse feed.

Remember Shadow.

*WARNING* These photos are heartbreaking.