Press Coverage of the Paragallo Trial

Press Coverage of the Ernie Paragallo Trial:

Ernie Paragallo At Court

Bill Finley

Please read Bill Finley’s commentary on the Ernie Paragallo Trial:

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/columns/story?columnist=finley_bill&id=4989950

Feed the horses

James V. Franco is The Record city editor. This is from his Thursday column:
“One of the most remarkable statements in a while was given Thursday by Michael Howard, the attorney representing Ernie Paragallo, a thoroughbred trainer found guilty of 33 misdemeanors for mistreating dozens of horses on his Greene County farm including pretty much starving them.

I don’t have a problem with horse racing. The only thing asked of them is to run fast and they don’t have to wear a skirt or stupid outfit while doing it. Running fast is something they are good at and enjoy.

What happens to retired thoroughbreds is a different issue but that’s for a different column.

Anyway, after Paragallo was convicted by a judge Howard said:

“This requires a horse owner to take on a very high level of burden.”

I can’t help but wonder if that means feeding them.

Colin DeVries

Colin DeVries for The Daily Mail

http://www.thedailymail.net/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b9873293e0e4095580602.txt

http://www.thedailymail.net/articles/2010/03/06/news/doc4b91d49121672099560753.txt

http://www.thedailymail.net/articles/2010/03/05/news/doc4b909f9b3f5aa550589346.txt

http://www.thedailymail.net/articles/2010/03/04/news/doc4b8f3dfc431ee040944267.txt

Paul Post for The Record

http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2010/03/06/news/doc4b91e9b09edf3369476402.txt

Christen Gowan for The Times Union

http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=907680&category=REGION

Maureen Harmonay

Maureen Harmonay for  Equine Advocacy Examiner

http://www.examiner.com/x-37163-Equine-Advocacy-Examiner~y2010m3d3-Kill-buyer-testifies-that-Paragallos-horses-were-too-thin-to-send-to-slaughter