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HERSHEL WILLIAM CLINT CANADY JR, operator of a Comer farm, facing animal cruelty charges

Updated: Oct 20, 2024

- Georgia, USA -

 

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office arrested 27-year-old HERSHEL WILLIAM CLINT CANADY (pictured via Georgia Crime Magazine).

 

Arrest and court records show that CANADY is facing eleven (11) misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals and one felony count of theft by deception.

 

Athens Banner-Herald reports that CANADY “operates a farm off S&H Road north of Comer, where he sells horses, ponies and donkeys.”

 

According to the news outlet, investigator Chris Guest with the MCSO said that CANADY was not physically abusing the animals but he was neglecting them by depriving them of medical care. Mr. Guest said: “There are 11 (animals) that we can definitely make cases on where he refused to get them medical care.”

 

Mr. Guest explained that the felony deception charge refers to the sale of several donkeys to a woman in Arizona. According to Mr. Guest, the woman bought more than a dozen donkeys from CANADY with the understanding “they had a clean bill of health and everything was fine.” Sadly, at least five of the donkeys purchased died. The remaining donkeys were then tested by a veterinarian and when reports showed that they were suffering from a variety of diseases, they were placed in quarantine.

 

According to Mr. Guest, “Animal control has warned him; trying to get this taken care of without any actions being taken. But he pretty much ignored them.”

 

Athens Banner-Herald reached out to CANADY for a comment and he declined. Despite the findings of the investigation conducted by the sheriff’s office and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, CANADY denies the charges. His attorney, Mayes Davison, told the news agency that his client is shocked “because he’s complied with every aspect that we know of in the requirements to take care of his animals.”

 

I have reached out to the USDA to inquire about the four open complaints the agency has against CANADY’s farm. If I get a response, I will post an update.

 

CANADY was arrested on June 13, 2024, and released the following day.

 

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ROBERT DARRELL KELLEY and JACOB CONNER BRADY arrested for shooting a horse

- Virginia, USA -

 

The Hanover County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 18-years-old ROBERT DARRELL KELLEY and 20-years-old JACOB CONNER BRADY (both pictured), for the shooting of a horse.

 

In a media release, the sheriff’s office said that on October 18, 2023, deputies responded to the 11200 block of Cauthorne Road in Glen Allen to investigate the shooting of a 19-year-old American Paint horse named Jake. Deputies learned that the day before, Jake had been shot between his jaw and eye.

 

Jake was severely injured but thankfully survived the shooting. He was taken to the Blue Ridge Equine Clinic in Charlottesville where he “underwent multiple surgeries to repair and reconstruct his sinus cavity and dental structure”, stated the release.

 

WRIC reports that Lindsay Neist, with Virginia Equine PLLC in Goochland County, received a call from Jake’s family asking her to check on him before it was ultimately determined that he had been shot.

 

Ms. Neist told WRIC: “By the time I got there the owner was suspicious that it had been a gunshot wound. She had found kind of a trail of blood and someone had heard a gunshot the night before.”

 

Ms. Neist examined Jake and did radiographs which showed bullet debris. She also reported that Jake’s teeth had been damaged and that he is battling an infection.

 

Sergeant Steve Wills with the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office tells me that Jake is “recovering well from [what] I am told.” 

 

In an interview with 12 On Your Side, Sergeant Wills recounted the facts and explained that in the same area where Jake was shot, there also had been also shootings involving some mailboxes. Deputies were first alerted on October 14, 2023, and then again on October  17, 2023, when Jake was also shot.

 

At the scene of Jake’s shooting, investigators recovered two rifle cartridges. The sheriff’s office said that through evidence found at the scene and technology, KELLEY and BRADY were identified and arrested with the assistance of the Richmond Police Department and the Chesterfield Police Department.

 

KELLEY, of Chesterfield, and BRADY, of Richmond, were placed under arrest on December 5, 2023, and booked into the Pamunkey Regional Jail on animal cruelty, maiming of livestock, destruction of property, and maliciously shooting into an occupied building among other charges. They are being held without bond.

 

Sergeant Wills further told me that KELLEY and BRADY “were fairly forthcoming with their actions.  We believe they have committed similar offenses in other jurisdictions and we are currently working with those jurisdictions to investigate.”

 

With regard to KELLEY and BRADY’s arrest, Ms. Neist told WRIC: “I’m grateful that they were caught. Now that they found these guys, it’s cruel for no reason other than to be cruel. It’s disgusting to think someone would like purposely do that which is hard to believe but was the case. I feel really good for the horse and for the family.”

 

Court records show that KELLEY and BRADY are scheduled to appear at Hanover General District Court on Friday, February 2, 2024, at 8:30 a.m.

 

The Hanover County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information regarding Jake’s shooting to contact the office at (804) - 365 - 6140 or the Metro Richmond Crime Stoppers at (804) - 780 - 1000. Thank you!

 

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Mugshots shared from the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office.

 

Jake’s pictures provided to Voice For Us by the Hanover County Sheriff's Office.





 
 
 

Investigation underway after a cow and a horse were shot in Davidson County

- North Carolina, USA -


~ Update: November 20, 2023


After hearing back from the Davidson County Sheriff's Office, this is what I learned: “…we are investigating both incidents at this time. We know that the cow incident is an intentional matter and is being investigated as such. The horse matter, we don’t know what caused this. The horse is still living, but the cow is not. We are doing our best to investigate to find the suspect(s) in the intentional shooting of this poor animal. I don’t think we know what happened to the horse. At this time we aren’t releasing any information on the victim in this matter.”



~ Original story:


The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office is reaching out to the public for information that can lead to the criminal conviction of the person(s) responsible for shooting a cow and a horse.


In a media release, the sheriff’s office said that on November 5-6, 2023, deputies launched an animal cruelty investigation after a horse was found shot in the face, specifically in the nasal cavity, in the area of Wildlife Road in Lexington.


A week later, deputies launched a second investigation after on November 12, 2023, a cow had been shot twice in the shoulder area in the Turner Road area in Lexington.


Evidence gathered during the investigations, including veterinary documentation and interviews, indicated that the Voiceless Victims had possibly been shot with Black Powder Shot. The good news is that the innocent souls survived the shootings and are currently going through medical treatment.


As stated in the release, “there are no documented suspects or witnesses at this time” and the victims cannot tell us who is the evil individual who did this.

So, they rely on us to speak up, give them justice, and punish the monster(s).


If you have any information about this case, please, come forward and contact Deputy C. Soles at the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control Division at (336) - 242 - 2105. Thank you!


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