(July 18, 2006) - "Captain Jack" is on his way to recovery. Link to Channel 14 online news for the updated story.

(June 2, 2006) - Two horses were seized in Wake County, North Carolina on April 17, 2006, but the owner was not found to serve the warrant until this week, June 2, 2006. Another horse linked to this case, but belonging to another owner was charged today and the horse was seized. All three horses are in USERL's protection pending court proceedings.

Wake County Animal Control contacted two USERL wake county appointed animal cruelty investigators, Will Walls and Julie Walls, on 4/17/06 to ask for assistance with a case. They determined that the owner had not been caring for the animals or providing medical treatment for one horse and seized both horses, with charges filed for abandonment and deprivation of medical care. The owner, Robert Bullock of Holly Springs, was supposedly out of town according to a friend. These two horses are now out of quarantine and in USERL's protection pending court proceedings.

That same day, while the USERL Investigators were out there on that seizure, AC also asked Will and Julie Walls to look at another horse owned by a "friend" of Robert Bullock, the same friend who had said Bullock was out of town. Will Walls accompanied AC out to do that case & they left instructions for the horse's care. Those instructions were ignored. Bullock was finally located and arrested a couple of days ago.

Today, AC decided they wanted to seize the friend's horse as well because it continued to lose ground and the owner wasn't complying with care recommendations they had left previously. This horse is in quarantine under USERL's care.

Please link to the The News & Observer about the story on the first two horses seized from Bullock.

Link to News 14 Carolina for mmore inforamtion about the seizure of the third horse.