Paragallo guilty on 33 cruelty counts; Sentencing 5/18

[Buckpasser]

Headline only, good to see this dirt bag get what's coming to him.

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/nat...y-charges.aspx

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Buckpasser

Headline only, good to see this dirt bag get what's coming to him.

Lock up. Throw away key.

[randallscott35]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/sp...o.html?src=twr

[Kasept]

Sentencing is May 18. Fine is $1,000 for each count ($33,000) and jail time maximum two years.

Wow. Michael Vick shoulda held the dog fighting in NYS only...and be white.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Sentencing is May 18. Fine is $1,000 for each count ($33,000) and jail time maximum two years.

A joke. But these laws on animal cruelty must be strengthened.

[dpkovalesky]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Sentencing is May 18. Fine is $1,000 for each count ($33,000) and jail time maximum two years.

i hope that money is being put toward a rescue group.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Sentencing is May 18. Fine is $1,000 for each count ($33,000) and jail time maximum two years.

???

What's wrong with this picture?

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

???

What's wrong with this picture?

Get a grip!

It's not like he embezzled money from the government!

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Sentencing is May 18. Fine is $1,000 for each count ($33,000) and jail time maximum two years.

Good.

Let's see if any tracks let him back into the sport in the future.

[richard]

A sad and shocking episode results in another lax penalty .

[randallscott35]

He should be thrown in the tank at Sea World.

[Riot]

It doesn't mention whether he is allowed to own animals again in NY or not - I suspect there is no ruling prohibiting him from going right back out and purchasing all the TB horses he wants, and getting right back into the breeding business.

[randallscott35]

Ironic that this is the ass clown who owns half of Unsound Song and continues to decimate the breed with his offspring.

[richard]

$33,000 is pocket change for this man. So his lawyer will try to reduce his time .

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by Cardus

If he decided, let's say five years from now, to get back into the game and buy 20, 30 horses at auction -- I don't know his situation, and the numbers are hypothetical -- I think he'd be back in business.

I don't think so. He's blackballed, and aren't there some licensing issues he would have to deal with?

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by richard

$33,000 is pocket change for this man. So his lawyer will try to reduce his time .

That's 1/3 of Unbridled's Song's published stud fee.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch

That's 1/3 of Unbridled's Song's published stud fee.

One expensive cripple.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

One fast cripple.

FTFY!

[Danzig]

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...paign=20100311

Paragallo Convicted of 33 Misdemeanors
By Blood-Horse Staff
Updated: Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:35 AM
Posted: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 6:37 PM

Ernie Paragallo, a prominent New York Thoroughbred breeder and trainer has been convicted of mistreating dozens of malnourished horses. Paragallo was convicted March 10 of 33 of 34 misdemeanor animal cruelty counts in a non-jury trial.

The 52-year-old Long Island resident was charged after authorities raided his 500-acre farm in Coxsackie in April and seized 177 malnourished horses.

Paragallo could face up to two years in jail and $35,000 in fines. His lawyer says he'll appeal the convictions announced by a judge March 10. The owner/breeder testified the week of March 1 that he didn't know the horses weren't being fed enough.