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http://www.steubencourier.com/news/2008 ... e/002.html
SPCA files five cruelty charges
Troupsburg horse breeder faces possible jail sentence if convicted
By ROB PRICE THE COURIER-ADVOCATE
BATH — The Finger Lakes SPCA this week filed five animal cruelty misdemeanor charges against the operator of a Troupsburg horse breeding farm where the agency had seized 82 horses weeks ago, alleging they were suffering from sub-standard care.
Geraldine Trupia, operator of Middle Crest Farm, located at 4512 county Route 82 in Troupsburg, is to be arraigned Sept. 24 at 9 a.m. in Troupsburg town court. Patricio Jimenez, assistant district attorney for Steuben County, said the investigation continues and additional charges against Trupia are possible. Others also may be charged as a result of the investigation, Jimenez said.
The owner of the farm has been identified through county real property tax data as Maryann Blazejewski, and media reports have cited her as Trupia's mother. A phone call to the horse farm was not returned Wednesday.
Jimenez said the five misde- meanor charges are tied to the condition of four horses that had to be euthanized at the farm and the death of a fifth horse that already had expired by the time SPCA Animal Cruelty Officer Scott Mazza arrived on the premises Aug. 30 with a search warrant.
Mazzo Thursday told The Courier he found the dead horse lying on the ground. Two other horses were also down and were euthanized by a veterinarian summoned to the scene. Two other horses remained standing, but their condition was deemed so severe it was necessary to euthanize them in order to end their suffering.
"In essence," said Jimenez, "the charges stem from criminal neglect, primarily the failure to provide adequate food, water, medical treatment and other care. The neglect was so severe that one of the horses had died. The other four horses were so severely neglected (and) their physical condition had deteriorated so much that an onsite veterinarian had to euthanize them to prevent further suffering."
The seizure of the remaining animals was the largest horse seizure in the history of the Finger Lakes SPCA. The agency also seized five cats, who are now receiving recuperative care at its state Route 54 facility.
The 78 surviving horses Lawrence P. Crossett 449 have been stabled at horse farms in Steuben and other counties across New York, according SPCA.
Jimenez said the misdemeanor charges against Trupia are punishable by up to one year each. The charges were limited to five, because New York state law prohibits jail terms of more than two years for related misdemeanor convictions.
Mazzo characterized Middle Crest Farm as a horse breeding facility, where horse owners had sent their mares from across the country. "They didn't know what was happening to their horses," he said. "They're victims too."
That is where I think she belongs to think about what she did to those poor horses and their owners. Who are also scared for life with grief and guilt!!! maybe while she is in there she can get and education and your government will probably pay for it too boot. Thanks to the bleeding hearts in politics. 
It just goes to show that you can never trust anyone without talking to them face to face (heck, even then you can be dissapointed). I am shocked and appalled that a fellow PQ member managed to pull the wool over our eyes all this time. My thoughts are with all the horses and unknowing owners involved 