My husband and I were sent this news article from a friend of ours of a case that was just won out in Texas for one family that continuously slandered and harassed another family over the internet through annonymous posts.
http://www.wfaa.com/home/Texas-Couple-Wins-Big-Internet-Defamation-Case-148586955.html
by JONATHAN BETZ
WFAA
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 5:41 PM
Updated Wednesday, Apr 25 at 3:06 AM
DALLAS – A Texas couple was awarded more than $13 million in a defamation case that raised questions about what people can say online.
“It’s pretty significant,” said Dallas-based cyber attorney Peter Vogel, who is not involved in the case. “People cannot hide behind the First Amendment and say anything they want.”
A Tarrant County jury awarded Mark and Rhonda Lesher of Clarksville, Texas, the sum on Friday after the couple filed a lawsuit against people writing anonymous, hurtful comments about them online.
“This vindicates us,” Mark Lesher told the Texarkana Gazette on Friday. “This is vindication for all the scurrilous, vile, defamatory statements that caused us… to move out of town and my wife to lose her business.”
The decision by a jury in the 348th District Court in Fort Worth was made against Jerry Coyel, his wife, Shannon, and one of their employees.
In 2008, Shannon Coyel accused the Leshers of sexual assault at their East Texas ranch. The next year, a Collin County jury acquitted the Leshers of all charges.
Online, however, the case seemed to never end. Hundreds of comments on the web forum,
Topix.com, were made against the Leshers. A steady stream of false attacks filled message boards.
The Leshers filed a lawsuit and got a judge to order Topix to release the Internet addresses of 178 anonymous posters. One of those IP addresses went back to a Fort Worth salvage yard owned by the Coyels.
Neither the Coyels nor their attorneys returned multiple calls from News 8.
In 2009, Jerry Coyel admitted to ABCNews.com he might have posted on Topix, but emphasized that he used his name and did not post anything inflammatory.
“I believe I’d gone on there one time. I’m not positive about it,” he said three years ago. “It’s a freedom of speech blog.”
Freedom of speech, however, doesn’t apply to libelous statements. Vogel says opinions are okay, but people cannot write hurtful lies about individuals.
“Individuals are not free to say whatever they want anonymously on the Internet without some liability if they slander somebody,” he said.
Internet providers often can trace IP (Internet protocol) addresses to computers, although not necessarily to specific users.
“More than half the time, I would say, in these types of cases the identity of the person doing the anonymous post is identified,” Vogel said.
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BELOW IS THE CONTINOUS HARASSMENT THE DOMINO EFFECT RESCUE RANCH HAS INDURED FROM A PUBLIC CLASSIFIED SITE, CRAIGSLIST!!!
These people below have wrote “hate messages” about us as individuals and about the Domino Effect Rescue Ranch Inc. They posted these hate messages on a classified site, Craigslist, under the farm & garden section to insure that anyone horse-related would receive the messages they were posting. They wanted to be sure to cover the whole area surrounding the Domino Effect Rescue Ranch to influence those in the community against participating in or adopting animals from our ranch. They sent out hateful messages hiding behind an annonymous posting ID.
This posted on 5/4/2012.
drgvr-2996178308@sale.craigslist.org
You scream and cry that you are in the right when people show the truth about you yet you offer no real proof and cannot explain yourselves when asked the real questions. instead you try to point fingers at others instead of looking at yourselves and seeing the wrong that you have done and continue to do, there is no vendetta against you its always been about the animals, you arent Jesus so stop comparing yourself to him. people might start to take you seriously if you acted like an adult and told the truth, the facts are there nobody is lying about you if they were then Mike Deeson’s story would not have been allowed to air and Maryann Tobins articles would not have been allowed to stay up, you can stamp your feet and throw as many tantrums as you want and make as many petitions as you want theres no way to wiggle out of the truth, maybe you could try to answer these questions truthfully and without nasty comments or you could just keep yelling that everyone is lying and your the only ones right
1. What is your reaction to the allegations of mistreatment? Including under nourished horses, the severe wounds caused to the horse in Brooksville, selling horses several years older than you said they were, not refunding the adoption fees for horses you tried to take back, and not informing the Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services of your criminal charge on the Charitable Registration Application.
2. What are your qualifications and experience in handling animals and running a rescue operation?
3. What are your standards for adopting out animals and what are the associated fees?
4. What are your future plans now that you can no longer solicit as a charitable organization?
5. What are your sources of income for running an animal rescue operation?
6. What other comments do you have about the allegations and negative reaction to your operation?
Btw my email is listed above if anyone would like to comment on this feel free to email me
Posting ID 2996441839
EPIC FAIL !!!!!!! (Domino Effect Rescue Ranch)
Date: 2012-04-27, 7:07PM EDT
Reply to:
3trbq-2983302817@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
It seems that every time you get caught up you claim that you were lied on……
So , lets get this straight ……
Tobin with 40 years of equine experience LIES about you …Because you wouldnt adopt her a horse ????? Hmmmm Sounds like she could probably go ANYWHERE and get a horse ….
Young with a squeaky clean record and proof of running a legit horse rescue LIES about you … Because she is jealous of you ???? Hmmm sounds like you may have delusions of grander …..
Deeson who’s job would be on the line for inaccuracies in his stories LIES about you …Because he is a drunk ???? Hmmm sounds like you may have a law suit …Wonder if any lawyers would touch that one with a ten foot pole .
Koran that has watched all that has happened with his very own eyes LIES about you …. Because he hates Christians????? Hmmmm Sounds like you should minister to him and teach him of the good works of Jesus …..
So….anyone that doesnt follow your misleading double talk is lying about you ……Hmmmm sounds like you should find a place that will accept the way you are ….Hmmmm seems that you have already been there….PRISON
NOW WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND IS GOING TO BELIEVE YOU ???????? I for one have seen enough EVIDENCE that shows your willful neglect over the time you have been involved in animals , Killing a pig because , Why exactly , you couldnt contain a wild animal and tried to “save “it ….Good job Bob….. Epic FAIL …..
- Location: Domino Effect Rescue Ranch
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PostingID: 2983302817
” Why is everyone always picking on me “
Date: 2012-04-27, 5:14PM EDT
Reply to:
rrmfh-2983091160@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
It seems that every time you get caught up you claim that you were lied on……
So , lets get this straight ……
Tobin with 40 years of equine experience LIES about you …Because you wouldnt adopt her a horse ????? Hmmmm Sounds like she could probably go ANYWHERE and get a horse ….
Young with a squeaky clean record and proof of running a legit horse rescue LIES about you … Because she is jealous of you ???? Hmmm sounds like you may have delusions of grander …..
Deeson who’s job would be on the line for inaccuracies in his stories LIES about you …Because he is a drunk ???? Hmmm sounds like you may have a law suit …Wonder if any lawyers would touch that one with a ten foot pole .
Koran that has watched all that has happened with his very own eyes LIES about you …. Because he hates Christians????? Hmmmm Sounds like you should minister to him and teach him of the good works of Jesus …..
So….anyone that doesnt follow your misleading double talk is lying about you ……Hmmmm sounds like you should find a place that will accept the way you are ….Hmmmm seems that you have already been there….PRISON
NOW WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND IS GOING TO BELIEVE YOU ???????? I for one have seen enough EVIDENCE that shows your willful neglect over the time you have been involved in animals , Killing a pig because , Why exactly , you couldnt contain a wild animal and tried to “save “it ….Good job Bob….. Epic FAIL …..
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PostingID: 2983091160
Worth the read..Domino (Everywhere)
Date: 2012-04-26, 12:51AM EDT
Reply to:
pt2br-2979808306@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
http://www.wtsp.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=1585193874001&odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cfeatured&fb_source=message
The truth will set you free.
- Location: Everywhere
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PostingID: 2979808306
HORSE PEOPLE watch tonight!!! (chanel 10)
Date: 2012-04-26, 6:02AM EDT
Reply to:
62mnh-2979943067@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
AT 11pm, the truth about DOMINO, they are atill spouting their crap and insisting nothing is wrong. They are shut down but still operating!!!
Chanel 10, 11pm tonight WATCH IT
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PostingID: 2979943067
Domino have you lost your mind? (La La Land)
Date: 2012-04-26, 6:25AM EDT
Reply to:
tps2w-2979950371@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Still you don’t get it? Why are you announcing you are open for business? You are disgusting. You are not a rescue, everyone knows that, you do not take care of your animals. You cram animals into your yard and THEN they need rescuing.
You are constantly quoting God, then for the love of HIM and the animals, PLEASE just quit
YOU HAVE BEEN CLOSED DOWN, OFFICIALLY, WITH GOOD REASON
Watch yourselves on the chanel 10 news tonight, 11 pm maybe you will get it
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PostingID: 2979950371
Domino rescue stuff (everywhere)
Date: 2012-04-26, 9:10AM EDT
Reply to:
3gfzk-2980077931@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Whoever, and I am pretty sure we ALL know who it is keeps putting stuff about Domino Rescue on here, please stop, This is not the place for it! Oh and while you are looking on Craigslist, please see if they offer lives, because clearly you need one. I am a horse lover myself and own them, but GEEZ enough is enough, do you not have a job? Or your own horses to feed, ride, etc? My goodness let it go already!
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PostingID: 2980077931
Missed the news about Domino Effect Rescue is it shut down? (Hernando)
Date: 2012-04-26, 12:10PM EDT
Reply to:
pgvtn-2980423333@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Any news on what happened with Domino Effect? I missed the news investigation…Shut down I hope.
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PostingID: 2980423333
Flag me if you want Domino Effect Death Ranch…it’s over…yay
Date: 2012-04-26, 1:29PM EDT
Reply to:
bvjf9-2980607851@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
They will be shutting down the death ranch they call Domino Effect Rescue…pray all you want…God is finally putting a stop to the way you treat animals…Thank You Lord.
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PostingID: 2980607851
Domino Effect finally exposed – $1 (tb)
Date: 2012-04-26, 1:49PM EDT
Reply to:
hfcd2-2980654895@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
http://www.wtsp.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=1585193874001&odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cfeatured&fb_source=message
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PostingID: 2980654895
Selling lies??? Come off of it (Everywhere)
Date: 2012-04-25, 11:29PM EDT
Reply to:
tjxdx-2979729642@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Domino Effect’s Starving Animals (92 photos)
Tonight is the Eve of Mike Deeson’s Channel 10 news report to be aired against the Domino Effect Rescue Ranch. These people who have been harassing us for months have managed to sell their lies to Mike Deeson at Channel 10 news. They claim that we are starving horses to DEATH!!! We have NEVER had a horse starve to death or a horse that was EVER in danger of starving to death. These pictures were just taken today of our horses. We have documented pictures of our animals since DAY 1, Please feel free to see for yourself. We have NEVER had starving horses here at the Domino Effect Rescue Ranch
First off, Channel 10 investigative reporters check EVERYTHING before a story goes to print, so keep trying to convince yourselves that everyone lies
second…you are still calling yourself a rescue which is against the law…you cannot get your 501c3, and your page has been screen shot and sent to the proper authorities..you cannot accept nor solicit donations, so why would the state of fla give you a 501c3….
third….I think someone should have a welfare check done on the both of you, because it is obvious you both have lost your minds.
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PostingID: 2979729642
Wondering Domino, was this your nice visit?? (EVERYWHERE)
Date: 2012-04-25, 5:24PM EDT
Reply to:
gpsx8-2979186254@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
http://www.wtsp.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=1585193874001&odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cfeatured&fb_source=message
- Location: EVERYWHERE
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PostingID: 2979186254
Heeeres your sign…..
Date: 2012-04-12, 10:57AM EDT
Reply to:
tbkm7-2954082591@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
its not your signature right? its a fake? lol
what excuse will you make this time?

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Domino Effect Rescue Ranch shut down to avoid state criminal charges (brooksville, fl)
Date: 2012-04-11, 2:00PM EDT
Reply to: 6snnv-2952567062@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Domino Effect Rescue Ranch shut down to avoid state criminal charges
Continue reading on Examiner.com Domino Effect Rescue Ranch shut down to avoid state criminal charges – Tampa Bay animal welfare | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/animal-welfare-in-tampa-bay/domino-effect-rescue-ranch-shut-down-to-avoid-state-criminal-charges#ixzz1rkvhciBH
- Location: brooksville, fl
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PostingID: 2952567062
http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/grd/2952537478.html
Date: 2012-04-11, 2:00PM EDT
Reply to: 6snnv-2952567062@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Domino Effect is shut down!
Date: 2012-04-11, 1:47PM EDT
Reply to: zc2wd-2952537478@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Domino you copped a plea agreement so you wouldnt have to go to jail
its all right here on paper, you cant lie your way out of it. its also not the end
you will also have to face the people you defrauded……your actions caused this not anyone elses
you cant blame anyone but yourselves!!
http://www.examiner.com/animal-welfare-in-tampa-bay/domino-effect-rescue-ranch-shut-down-to-avoid-state-criminal-charges
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PostingID: 2952537478
Kool aid drinkers unite !!!! (Domino Effect)
Date: 2012-04-11, 12:38PM EDT
Reply to:
mnmd5-2952379753@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Poor ,poor Domino…has so many haters 😥 Boo hoo….. Why is it that so many can be deceived by the likes of Bob and Dinnelle Ashcroft…You all are a shameful bunch that cant see the forest for the trees…. These people arent hated …. What is hated is how they feel they can work outside of the law…They WERE CLOSED due to their unacceptable business practices and caring more for the money that the horses could bring in then the health and welfare of the horses…. Any serious person that wanted to know the truth can go to the state and find this out for themselves ….But NO….they will stay with this sinking ship till they ALL figure out that they have been duped…I guess its easier to believe some turd’s crap than to do some legwork and find out that you have been misled into believing their line of BS…. I feel for you all that stand behind Domino Effect …You are no more than brainwashed zombies that are truly showing how uneducated you truly are and if Jim Jones were still alive , Ill bet you all would have been the first to drink the Kool aid…Grow up …Ignorance is not so becoming on you
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PostingID: 2952379753
The proof is in the signature (Weeki Wachee)
Date: 2012-04-11, 8:52PM EDT
Reply to:
hk26z-2953380396@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
http://www.examiner.com/animal-welfare-in-tampa-bay/domino-effect-rescue-ranch-shut-down-to-avoid-state-criminal-charges
You signed a plea so you would not be prosecuted. What more proof is needed?
Come on people, are all the government agencies lieing also?
- Location: Weeki Wachee
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PostingID: 2953380396
Robert Ashcroft A.K.A Domino Effect Rescue Ranch (Weeki Wachee)
Date: 2012-04-11, 11:35AM EDT
Reply to:
d7f8r-2952237481@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Bobo… Soooo another lie to your blinded faithful followers…… You are finished trying to defraud the good people of Hernando and surrounding counties….You , by the settlement with the Great State of Florida , are no longer able to accept donations, act as a rescue and hopefully NEVER allowed near horses again . Your gig is up pal….. You screwed with the wrong people and paid the price for your ignorance…. Now if you will just get the hell out of our town , maybe , and just maybe you can forgo the IRS from coming down on you …The choice again is yours ….Leave or face more prison time for defrauding our government !!!!! But I should give you a heads up…… Your time is VERY short …make your move .
- Location: Weeki Wachee
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PostingID: 2952237481
You didnt decide to close YOU WERE CLOSED BY GOVERNMENT (Weeki Wachee)
Date: 2012-04-11, 11:21AM EDT
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vnhm7-2952208161@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
- Location: Weeki Wachee
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PostingID: 2952208161
The game of Domino’s (Weeki Wachee)
Once again, Domino on their facebook are blaming others for their actions. The truth be known, Domino’s has been shut down. The only part true about their page is that…DUE TO INTERFERENCE FROM OTHERS, NOT LETTING US RUN OUR BUSINESS OUR WAY…is the truth..your way though is the illegal way. You cannot expect to be treated like others that have lived their life crime free. Those people EARN the right to have more privileges then criminals do. If you say you have a big heart and want to help the animals, then do it. But do it the right way….selflessness….you only bring in the animals to make a profit. Until recently you never had the horses vetted, or had their feet done. I have been watching this drama for over a yr. I have seen you blame everyone but yourselves…those that you are blaming, DID NOT LIE ON A FEDERAL APPLICATION, those that you are blaming DO NOT LET THE HORSES GO WITHOUT EATING FOR DAYS, those that you are blaming ONLY CARE ABOUT THE ANIMALS IN YOUR CARE, and if you really cared about the animals, you would be asking for help in learning how to take care of them. You would know your limits, financially, emotional, and physically. You have blamed your neighbors, reporters, other rescues, for what though I ask? What, because they care. Have you kept a horse in your care that needed extra care? NO, you foster them out. You state you travel to take the horse to a good home, but yet, your “RESCUE” is a mess. Do you not know that a horse needs exercise? Must not, because a pen that you have a horse in is just a small area. The new horse that you brought in the TB, 18 month old, he is already losing weight. Is this a real rescue? No. Not at all. So please, learn from this experience. Do not bite off more then you can chew. Hold you head high Domino, because you have done the right thing here..for the animals, and you should be proud of yourself. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU ARE ACTING LIKE A RESCUE. you have put the betterment for the horses first. YOU HAVE CLOSED. Now please find a real rescue for the horses, and do not, please take them to auction. Keep your two riders and enjoy life.
- Location: Weeki Wachee
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PostingID: 2951459215
Date: 2012-03-19, 9:11PM EDT
Reply to:
bzf29-2911438103@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Just seen the post on rescue work. What I see are kids without helmets, and we did this and we did that.???? That is a rescue? Where are the pictures of the sick and skinny horses, where are the pictures of stacks of feed for the horses? Where is the green grass? This post mentions nothing about rescuing, it is a whole post of narcissistic behavior. ME ME ME ME ME
RE RE Rescue work (DOMINO)
Date: 2012-03-12, 6:16PM EDT
Reply to:
pgcvq-2898769434@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
This “rescue” comes across as more of a pony party business.
Where is the talk about the care for the animals? Where is there any info on what they do for their rescues at all? Before and after shots, like most rescues sights?? It doesn’t even touch on the fact that there are animals that were rescued, other than “we are busting at the seams” and “pony rides on the rescued animals.”
OH LOVELY! We will take your pony for free and use it to make us dollars by doing pony rides.
Don’t get me wrong there is NOTHING bad about pony party businesses as long as they are safe, IE kids wearing helmets!!!! Just say what you are, don’t try to come across as a rescue. What was the “2 stall stable?” Is that this rescues’ idea of shelter for their horses? I hope not!
I have kept quiet, but the truth will set you free. . .. ANY RESCUE IS GOING TO GELD A STUD BEFORE THEY ADOPT IT OUT. Call any 501.c3 equine rescue and ask them. No rescue wants to continue the reproduction of unwanted animals, it kind of goes against the whole point don’t you think? Most all rescues that I know of make you sing a NO BREED contract for the mares when you take them home.
There are even programs out there to get your stud horse gelded FREE OF CHARGE but this rescue didn’t bother to geld him but advertise it as a stud for adoption WTF?
http://stalliontogeldingsupport.org/id2.html This is a link to one such program!
In my opinion, this is NO RESCUE please give your horse to someone else, HPAF Beauty’s Heaven, anyone but these people!! They obviously see a rescue as a way to rescue their wallet. Get it free and sell it for a bunch or keep it and use it to make us money.
In a desperate attempt to sway support for their faltering animal operation, Domino Effect ranch is running full swing in a vendetta against the citizen journalist who has exposed them.
In the Domino Effect ranch vendetta, Maryann Tobin is now being accused of placing ads against the ranch on Craigslist. But Domino Effect ranch is now guilty of the exact thing they are accusing Tobin of, which is not checking their facts. While someone may have posted a negative add about Domino Effect ranch on Craigslist, it was not done by Tobin.
If not for their vendetta, they would not be so blinded by their own hate.
Tobin is also being accused of making a complaint to Animal Services about Domino Effect riding a horse with EPM. Another lie from Domino filled with hatred and spite.
Tobin never did any such thing. If Domino Effect had their facts straight they would know that there was no mention by Tobin of EPM; only a single copy of photo of a horse was submitted without any medical discussion. Domino Effect was not at that meeting, but I was – so I know they are lying.
The list of false statements goes on in the Domino Effect vendetta against the entire Tobin family… all because they refuse to admit that they are, in my opinion, ashamed to admit the truth. So they are trying to hide the truth with more lies. And they call themselves ‘Christians’?
Domino Effect’s only defense is to lie and make up stories in the hope that someone..anyone will believe them.
I have never known anyone who could lie as much as Domino Effect ranch, and ignorant people actually believe them.
There is nothing Christian about the hatred being spewed from Domino Effect in their desperate vendetta against Tobin and the truth she has exposed. Of course they are ashamed of themselves and are trying to cover up their misdeeds by lying and casting blame without checking their own facts.
These are mean spiteful nasty people who use religion as an excuse to beg for money because they are too lazy to get a job, in my opinion. They have no money to feed the horses they take in or give them vet care, but pretend to be a rescue so people will feel sorry for them.
They don’t care about taking care of horses. If they did, they would feed them and take advice from more experienced horse people. Instead, they act like mentally unstable people who are delusional and psychotic, and have nothing in their hearts but hatred. Just read their blog if you have any doubt that these people are crazy and have turned a handful of news reports into an obsessed vendetta against an entire family – not just the author. It’s really sick and twisted.
That is my opinion which I am entitled to.
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Domino Effect Rescue Ranch shut down to avoid state criminal charges
Continue reading on Examiner.com Domino Effect Rescue Ranch shut down to avoid state criminal charges – Tampa Bay animal welfare | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/animal-welfare-in-tampa-bay/domino-effect-rescue-ranch-shut-down-to-avoid-state-criminal-charges#ixzz1rkvhciBH
- Location: brooksville, fl
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PostingID: 2952567062
Domino Effect is a fraud of a rescue
Domino Effect is a fraud of a rescue,they don’t actually rescue horses. they cannot afford to take care of them
They do not give them shelter from the elements, vet care,proper food,or farrier care all their hooves are overgrown
and they are riding them in this condition! as well as putting tack on them that doesnt fit,
and having people who dont know how to ride jump on them and yank at their mouths with bits that dont fit.
They ask for outragous “adoption” fees for horses that are
skinny,need their feet done,their teeth done,and vet care!
The horses suffer more at this “rescue” than they did in their previous homes.This place needs to be SHUT DOWN,dont take my word on their conditions
go their yourself and see with your own eyes the horror that goes on there….Let REAL RESCUES who can afford to take care of the animals take them in
these people are in over their heads and are using the excuse of being a “rescue” to take donations to pay their bills the money clearly isn’t going into the horses
Call Animal Control,or the department of agruculture in Tallahassee and continue to report the neglect and abuse that is going on there!
Domino Effect
10370 Snowbird Avenue
Weeki Wachee, Florida 34614
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Domino Effect
Date: 2011-11-29, 12:35AM EST
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Some things folks should know they personally posted they had no money to care for their animals yet they continue
to “rescue” them.They do not give the horses proper care and they injure horses as well
they used to have a public FB page but apparently they cant show what they do to the public anymore WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO HIDE DOMINO?
POSTED BY DOMINO EFFECT
“Due to the inability to adopt out horses and lower our feed expenses, we have maxed out our financial capabilities. We are still fighting to stay above water, but we have too many unpaid debts to continue for too much longer. We have been shut off to advertising to the public, as we fight constantly to keep our ads active before they are deleted. With the negative publicity and constant attacks, we have been backed into a corner. We are praying for a miracle to bring us out of this financial bind before it is too late. Please repost any adoption ads that you may see come through the feed to help us move these animals. If anyone can help with feed, hay, or other animal supplies, we could use your help until we are able to downsize and start adopting out animals once again. Please keep us in your prayers, as we are looking to God for discernment on the right decisions to make regarding the rescue and its future.”
They both have criminal records and the woman has child abuse charges on her record look at what she let her loving,gow following husband did to herown son he has bruises on his neck from bob choking him
http://www.hernandosheriff.org/applications/records/ArrestsShowImage.aspx?SubRelObjFileID=144334
http://www.examiner.com/animal-welfare-in-tampa-bay/florida-horse-community-outraged-by-alleged-abuse-at-domino-effect-rescue-ranchhere are other articles as well these people are uneduacated and should not be around horses or any animals for that matter
if anyone wants more info feel free to email and i would also like to add some more posts i have found on here of other people who feel the same way about their treatment of the animals
you are obviously unable to care for you animals properly so why not give them up to
real rescues who can save them before they start dropping dead in your yard….if you truly cared for them
you would do this for them instead of starving them and wanting to get money for them…give them to people who
can actually save them…please,please,please stop hurting them,give them up save their lives or you will be the abuser
instead of the rescuer you claim to be……i beg you stop hurting the horses and get them to places that can help and afford to feed them
and give them proper care otherwise their deaths will be on your hands
pic attached of what their “knowledge” did to a horse
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domino effect….give it up
Date: 2011-11-25, 11:46PM EST
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you are obviously unable to care for you animals properly so why not give them up to
real rescues who can save then before they start dropping dead in your yard….if you truly cared for them
you would do this for them instead of starving them and wanting to get money for them…give them to people who
can actually save them…please,please,please stop hurting them,give them up save their lives or you will be the abuser
instead of the rescuer you claim to be…i know for a fact your horses have not eaten in 5 days and you had to lie to
get crappy cow hay for them…i beg you stop hurting the horses and get them to places that can help and afford to feed them
and give them proper care otherwise their deaths will be on your hands
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PostingID: 2720782772
For those who are disturbed by the reports on Domino Effect ranch, I submit that they do not understand the power of the First Amendment, and the rights provided in it for in Freedom of the Press. That is why they will NEVER have a case for harassment or anything else. (Just look at the things being said in the 2012 election season – and there is your answer!)
I believe in the strength of the US Constitution, Freedom of the Press, and my right to employ that power to serve the public by reporting the news to the best of my knowledge and ability, based on the facts, evidence in my possession, and personal interviews with involved parties.
Examiner has offered to consider addressing complaints the minute Domino Effect supplies them with PROOF that they contain false statements.
Domino Effect has given Examiner NOTHING. Need I say more?
That is all the proof anyone should need to discover who is lying and who is reporting on an important story for animal rights advocates all over the globe. Everything I have published has been well researched and documented.
Examiner is owned by Philip Anschutz, one of the richest men in the world. He owns several newspapers, Regal Cinemas, and other venues in the publishing and entertainment industries.
Anschutz has a team of high powered attorney’s on staff and at his disposal. The Examiner legal team has reviewed my Domino Effect reports and has found them to be well written and fully documented.
Absent evidence that legitimately proves inaccuracies in my reports, Examiner has no reason whatsoever to remove or print retractions of these reports. Mr. Anschutz also knows what it means to exercise the First Amendment through Freedom of the Press.
On the legal playing field with Anschutz and Examiner – Domino Effect is out of their league.
Those who love animals will defend them – not with threats, but with kindness and compassion. What someone does is far more important than what they say – or, if you will, “actions speak louder than words.”
My words are intended to protect the public from unethical or illegal behavior, and generate action that will promote and protect the welfare and safety of the animals at Domino Effect – nothing more.
It there were nothing to report on, there would be no reports. But there have been enough questions raised about alleged wrongdoing, to warrant investigative reporting by television, newspapers, and by Maryann Tobin at Examiner.com.
The First Amendment protects more than Freedom of the Press, it allows media outlets to challenge the questionable, and bring pressure to bear for justice. That is what America, The US Constitution, and Freedom of the Press is all about.
I am proud to be a part of the citizen journalism world, and equally proud to defend and protect my words, as well as my right to share them with the global community through news sites and social media.
My investigative reports on Domino Effect are not the first to draw the attention of additional media outlets or the scrutiny of objections. During the Gulf Oil Spill, I wrote more than 500 articles that got more than 4 million hits world wide. Some of them were so provocative, they got the attention of certain US government agencies – so I am no stranger to tests of the power of the press, and the protections afforded by the First Amendment.
If Domino Effect wished to join the ranks of those who have tested the First Amendment and the power of the press, as a citizen of this democracy, I would welcome such a test.
I stand by my words, and am proud to have a roll in the democratic process, the First Amendment, and freedom of the press.
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Wow Domino Effect I’m shocked.. Why are you spending your money from adoption fees on YOUR PERSONAL BILLS AND A CHRISTIMAS PARTY?? After just complaining you were broke and close to shutting down, now this….
We were able to bring in enough money this weekend to get some groceries, stock up on feed, send money towards bills we were behind on, and take care of further vet expenses here within the week.
And because we had this AWESOME breakthrough to place us back on our feet, we will be having our Domino Effect Christmas Party as planned on Saturday, December 10, 2011, starting at 4:00 in the afternoon until 8:00 in the evening. Everyone is asked to bring a dish for all to share. The children will be given horsey rides around the Christmas tree that will be centered in the yard with Christmas lights to light the way.
Get your priortiy’s straight this is wrong, get a job and stop making those poor animals feed you rather then the money going to feeding
them
Some things folks should know they personally posted they had no money to care for their animals yet they continue
to “rescue” them.They do not give the horses proper care and they injure horses as well
they used to have a public FB page but apparently they cant show what they do to the public anymore WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO HIDE DOMINO?
POSTED BY DOMINO EFFECT
“Due to the inability to adopt out horses and lower our feed expenses, we have maxed out our financial capabilities. We are still fighting to stay above water, but we have too many unpaid debts to continue for too much longer. We have been shut off to advertising to the public, as we fight constantly to keep our ads active before they are deleted. With the negative publicity and constant attacks, we have been backed into a corner. We are praying for a miracle to bring us out of this financial bind before it is too late. Please repost any adoption ads that you may see come through the feed to help us move these animals. If anyone can help with feed, hay, or other animal supplies, we could use your help until we are able to downsize and start adopting out animals once again. Please keep us in your prayers, as we are looking to God for discernment on the right decisions to make regarding the rescue and its future.”
They both have criminal records and the woman has child abuse charges on her record look at what she let her loving,gow following husband did to herown son he has bruises on his neck from bob choking him
http://www.hernandosheriff.org/applications/records/ArrestsShowImage.aspx?SubRelObjFileID=144334
http://www.examiner.com/animal-welfare-in-tampa-bay/florida-horse-community-outraged-by-alleged-abuse-at-domino-effect-rescue-ranchhere are other articles as well these people are uneduacated and should not be around horses or any animals for that matter
if anyone wants more info feel free to email and i would also like to add some more posts i have found on here of other people who feel the same way about their treatment of the animals
you are obviously unable to care for you animals properly so why not give them up to
real rescues who can save them before they start dropping dead in your yard….if you truly cared for them
you would do this for them instead of starving them and wanting to get money for them…give them to people who
can actually save them…please,please,please stop hurting them,give them up save their lives or you will be the abuser
instead of the rescuer you claim to be……i beg you stop hurting the horses and get them to places that can help and afford to feed them
and give them proper care otherwise their deaths will be on your hands
pic attached of what their “knowledge” did to a horse
also a pic of the hay they feed to their horses….would any of you feed that to your horses?
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PostingID: 2727812395
Domino Effect (report them again and again)
Date: 2011-10-29, 2:17PM EDT
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Keep reporting them until someone has to do something…
I saw them some time ago and things were bad for horses then
and obviously still are….Please just keep reporting them
until they quit messing up these horses,,,,,Leave the horses
to someone that knows something about them.
I don’t know where all these horses come from but I am sure
the people giving them up to them think they are going
somewhere that they will recieve proper care…Wrong!!!!
Report them over and over,,,,,,
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PostingID: 2675272261
RE:Domino Effect
Date: 2011-10-29, 3:28PM EDT
Reply to: see below [
Errors when replying to ads?]
Keep reporting them until someone has to do something…
I saw them some time ago and things were bad for horses then
and obviously still are….Please just keep reporting them
until they quit messing up these horses,,,,, they need to Leave the horses
to someone that knows something about them.
I don’t know where all these horses come from but I am sure
the people giving them up to them think they are going
somewhere that they will recieve proper care…Wrong!!!!
They get no vet care,no real food,and no hoof care!
Report them over and over…
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Robert….BULLSHIT…. to bad for you that too many people REALLY know the REAL TRUTH about you and your “Rescue”
Go crawl back under the rock you came out from under
Im CERTAIN that NO other RESCUE is
‘Jealous of the laughing stock that you have become ….Its IDIOTS like YOU that give good rescues a bad name !!!!!
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PostingID: 2676027322
Rescue??? (Everywhere)
Date: 2011-10-30, 1:07AM EDT
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Look at these pictures and tell me is this how rescues are supposed to be treated…this is more like a zoo. Horse running around in front yard with other horses. This is a nightmare, someone has got to do something..this is animal abuse.
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