Millionaires Starve Nearly 300 Animals On Their Property

by: Sylva Penkov
recipient: Scott Ballard, DA, District attorney for the Griffin Judicial Circuit

PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY AND WRITE TO ALL PARTIES LISTED. THESE TWO CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH ABUSE AND ALLOWING ANIMALS TO DIE OF STARVATION, WHILE THEY STAY WARM AND COMFORTABLE IN THEIR 10,000 SQ.FT. HOME!! IT IS BEYOND BELIEF!

THESE PEOPLE OWN FEED STORES AND WATCHED THEIR OWN ANIMALS STARVE.

Starving Animals Removed From Farm
CBS video of Roger Prater - lawyer Virgil Brown.
For the second time this week, starving animals have been removed.

Jan. 31 -- Original story, "Starving horses to remain outdoors on Concord farm" (prior to pressing charges): http://www.ajc.com/search/content/living/stories/2007/01/31/0201metanimals.html

Feb. 2 -- Updated article, "State impounds horses; lawyer says animals fine" (owners will be charged): http://www.ajc.com/search/content/metro/stories/2007/02/01/0202bmethorses.html

Feb. 2 -- Update article, "Horses, dogs, cattle removed from farm" (animals found at other places besides farm; see owner's mansion):
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2007/02/02/0202metfarmweb.html

Farm Animal Abuse so bad the Department of Agriculture has declared a "State of Emergency" The 98 starving horses were known about last Thursday, 01/31/07, The Dept of Ag showed up on Tuesday, 02/01/07, and they were finally moved on Wed. 02/02/07. As of today, 02/02/07 no arrests have been made.

Why are we being asked to help donate money to feed millionaire's horses? The Pike County Farm owners are Roger Prater and his wife Bobbie Allison who are millionaires, live in a 10,000 square foot home, and own a feed store, plus 2 or 3 other farms. They also got over $64,000 in USDA farm subsidy money (web site proof at bottom) That Pike County Sheriff Neal lives across the street and never noticed any starving animals?

CONTACT:

Pike County DA Scott Ballard at 770-567-2020

Administrative Staff: Anita Rodriguez (for DA Scott Ballard)
anita.rodriguez@pac.state.ga.us (@pac.state.ga.us)

DA Investigator: Alicia Mandin
amandin@pacga.org (@pacga.org)

Pike County Commissioners
(770)-567-3406
stownsend_pikeco@bellsouth.net (@bellsouth.net)

Pike County Sheriff's Department (Sheriff Neal) at 770.567.8431

Georgia Department of Agriculture, Tommy Irvin at tirvin@agr.state.ga.us (@agr.state.ga.us) or 404-656-3645

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Managing News Editor Hank Klibanoff at hklibanoff@ajc.com (@ajc.com)
AJC Writer on Pike Farm Sandra Eckstein at seckstein@ajc.com (@ajc.com)

Addresses on file with USDA for Roger Prater
USDA county office from which subsidies were paid:Subsidy Payments
1995-2005Most recent address on file in USDA county officePike County, Georgia$64,497Roger Prater
Concord, GA 30206Total$64,497
Below is web site on Roger Prater's USDA Farm Subsidy:
http://www.ewg.org/farm/persondetail.php?custnumber=009700859&summlevel=address

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HOW IS IT THAT THESE TWO CAN STARVE NEARLY 300 ANIMALS, LIVE IN A 10,000 SQ. FT. HOME AND HAVE FEED STORES? THEY SELL FOOD TO PEOPLE AND STARVE THEIR OWN!!!

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Millionaires Starve Nearly 300 Animals On Their Property