Mooresville ranch owner faces animal neglect claims from PETA

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MOORESVILLE ? Lazy 5 Ranch Owner, Henry Hampton, is facing claims of animal neglect from PETA.

The organization said a giraffe at the ranch was suffering for more than a year with overgrown hooves. However, Hampton disputes the claims. On Wednesday, the hooves were trimmed.

"There is no neglect," said Hampton. "They made accusations that were unfounded. There's no indication that there was any pain and suffering,"

Hampton placed the giraffe on limestone gravel more than a year ago as prescribed by a veterinarian. Though the progress was slow, veterinarians said it was working in affidavits to the USDA.

"We have trimmed the feet on nine giraffes successfully," said Hampton.

But after continued pressure from PETA and the USDA, Hampton and his staff built a padded cage to safely confine the giraffe. On Wednesday they successfully trimmed the hooves without complications.

"It was almost spooky how smooth it went," said Hampton.

Hampton said the reason he waited to trim the hooves is because it took nearly seven months to research and engineer the equipment.

"And then it took us about 4 months to get the materials together and to get it built," said Hampton.

However PETA still is not completely satisfied. In a statement, Director of Captive Animal Law Enforcement Delcianna Winders said:
If Hampton has trimmed the giraffe's hooves properly, we are thankful that this animal has finally been granted some relief after languishing for more than a year. However, Lazy 5 has a long history of denying basic veterinary care to animals, so until we have a commitment from the owners of the ranch to the court that they will provide continuing and appropriate hoof care, we will continue to press for prosecution.

"From the beginning I think their purpose is publicity," said Hampton.

Hampton said he still extends an invitation to anyone questioning his care to visit Lazy 5 Ranch and see for themselves.

Source: http://charlotte.news14.com/content/top_stories/652459/mooresville-ranch-owner-faces-animal-neglect-claims-from-peta

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