I drove by YOR Exotics yesterday after lunch at the Cornfield. There were some smaller animals I did not recognize outside enjoying the weather. Then, back in the cage in the northeast corner of the property, I saw the Siberian Tiger out walking around. People have said the cat was back at YOR because no zoo would take him/her. I had not seen the cat until yesterday. Today I discover that as part of the sentencing all animals are to be removed from the property by, guess when, today. Commuters, let me know if you see the cat out there on Monday. 
(not my photo, not the YOR cat)
The Lore of YOR (Chapter 2)
Fergus Falls Journal, November 16, 2004
"The Fargo doctor charged with six counts of neglecting animals at his Pelican Rapids farm reached a plea agreement Friday, admitting to depriving a rabbit of necessary food, water or shelter, a misdemeanor offense. As part of the deal, five other counts against Roy Cordy, 43, were dropped, including charges that he abused two tigers and a deer. His sentence of one year in jail was stayed as part of the agreement, which specifies that by Feb. 12, 2005, Cordy will no longer be allowed to possess exotic animals in Minnesota and must make all reasonable efforts to transfer ownership of animals currently in his possession. Cordy was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and provide five hours of community service at an animal shelter in Minnesota."
The Lore of YOR (Chapter 1)
The Forum - November 16,2004
Doctor agrees to plea deal
By Dave Olson dolson@forumcomm.com
"A Fargo doctor accused of improperly caring for tigers and other animals on a farm near Pelican Rapids, Minn., has pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of depriving a rabbit of necessary food, water and shelter. Dr. Roy Alexander Cordy, 43, 3001 23rd Ave. S.W., is to receive a stayed sentence of 90 days and a $1,000 fine, with $200 of the fine stayed, according to a plea agreement filed in Otter Tail County District Court. Cordy is not to own exotic animals in the state of Minnesota and is to find new homes for animals still in his possession, according to the agreement. In addition, Cordy is to perform five hours of community service at an animal shelter. Three other counts of depriving an animal of necessary food, water or shelter and one count each of mistreating animals and cruelty to animals -- all misdemeanors -- will be dismissed. The charges are related to a dead tiger, a live tiger, a live rabbit and a live deer found on the YOR Exotics animal farm five miles north of Pelican Rapids in February. The plea agreement avoids a costly trial that possibly would have resulted in a similar sentence had Cordy been found guilty, Assistant Otter Tail County Attorney Cherie Clark said. A message left on Cordy’s cell phone was not returned Monday. Cordy’s attorney, David Phillipe, said his client is looking to find homes for the animals he still owns. “The purpose of this (plea agreement) was that he would no longer own any exotic animals and he’s in agreement with that and that’s what he’s trying to accomplish,” Phillipe said. Phillipe said he did not know the number, type or whereabouts of the animals Cordy still owns but the animals are no longer on the farm property. A large cat and a number of deer remained on the farm as recently as last month, according to Mark Morris, a sergeant with the Otter Tail County Sheriff ’s Department. According to court records: An Otter Tail County sheriff ’s deputy checked on the animal farm after receiving a call Feb. 2 from a woman concerned about the animals. The deputy noticed a dead tiger in a cage and a live tiger in a doghouse-type structure with tiger parts around it. In a search of the property, authorities found one live tiger and collected body parts from four dead tigers. They also found a caged rabbit that had dog food in its feeding trough rather than rabbit pellets. The rabbit’s water dish was frozen. A live deer was found in a shed that contained no food or water. No food or water was seen in the area where the live tiger was found and Cordy told authorities the tiger had eaten a smaller tiger, court records say."
The Forum - November 25, 2004
Greg Lemke and Mark Youngblood letter: Penalty for Cordy does not fit crime
"As animal lovers, we have watched with interest the abuse case against Dr. Roy A. Cordy. It was with great disappointment that we learned of his sentence for abusing and killing several helpless animals. Exotic animals are not meant to be pets. When someone does take them in, they are solely at the mercy of that human being. Dr. Cordy left those animals without proper food and shelter, left them to die, to eat one another. What does he end up with, depriving a rabbit of food? It is sad to see our "justice" system treat this gross action with such a light sentence. Dr. Cordy has to work five hours in an animal shelter. Maybe Dr. Cordy should be required to live in a cage out in the cold for a week or two with frozen water and no food. Maybe then he would really see how horrible his actions were. Dr. Cordy, throughout this entire ordeal, has not been available for comment. Is it any wonder? What do you say after neglecting and torturing helpless animals? We can only hope that those he still has will find good homes before it is too late for them also."
A Strangely Isolated Place
Ulrich Schnauss is finally available at iTunes. I can identify with the name of his latest album. It sounds like where I live. His music grabs you and doesn't let go. Need to be grabbed?
Maybe not so isolated after all. Latest 56572 visitors:
Num Country Name 54 United States 6 Germany 4 Denmark 4 Canada 3 United Kingdom 2 France 2 Norway 2 Finland 2 Mexico 2 Sweden 2 Portugal 2 Netherlands 1 Peru 1 Hungary 1 Australia 1 Chile 1 Algeria 1 Japan 1 Singapore 1 Spain
Not all news about 56572 is good.
No one disputes that on September 15, 2003, a 4-month-old baby in Pelican Rapids was shaken so severely that doctors said he was almost killed, and will now likely have brain damage for the rest of his life. And no one disputes that Horacio Zavala, 21, who lived in an apartment with the baby and his mother, was the first to find the infant having difficulty breathing and turning blue in his crib at 4 p.m. that day. But while the prosecution charged Zavala with the crimes, the defense argued that the infant was shaken by a babysitter earlier that day. On Thursday, a jury spent a little more than three hours deliberating and found Zavala guilty of first- and third-degree assault. Zavala was remanded into custody on $5,000 bond, and now faces sentencing. Though the maximum penalty for assault in the first degree is 20 years, because of his lack of criminal history, under Minnesota sentencing guidelines Zavala is likely looking at a presumptive commitment of 86 months.................Brandon Stahl, Fergus Falls Daily Journal
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Somewhere out in the middle of Lake Lida, ice fishing is warming somebody's heart.
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"Lutherans are not known for swiftness or ferocity — they take awhile to warm up their sense of righteousness to the point of anger."
Most people know that the Zip Code for Lake Wobegon is 56572
Garrison had alot of mail this week:
I'm a freshman at a private school in NYC and am on the wrestling team. This Wednesday we are wrestling a team from a Lutheran school. I was wondering whether you could give me any advise for the match, maybe some secrets you know about beating Lutherans. Thanks a lot. Will Holland
New York City
Will, you're going to want to work up some real lunatic ferocity — foaming at the mouth, eyes flashing, nostrils flaring, and so forth — and come out at the opening whistle and strike hard and low — come hurtling at him at ankle height while letting out a shriek and drop him like a sack of potatoes while he is still going into his crouch — and throw yourself across his shoulders with one knee on his windpipe and pin him. Wham. Lutherans are not known for swiftness or ferocity — they take awhile to warm up their sense of righteousness to the point of anger. Sudden inexplicable violence is almost always a good tactic against them. After you humiliate this guy, though, he is going to shake your hand and congratulate you — and really mean it — and you're going to feel like a complete jerk. So be ready for waves of self-loathing afterward.
Garrison,
Up here in Fargo, it's twenty-five below and I am trying to look on the bright side.
1. When it's this cold, you can't feel the shock from an electric fence. Of course, the cows can't either, so that might be a down side.
2. You can't feel yourself getting cut when your freezing cold, AND you won't bleed to death either because the blood freezes. I had a friend in grade school who came in after an afternoon of playing with us in the freezing cold and found she had ripped her snowpants going over a barbed wire fence. She had cut her thigh 4" deep and 13" long and didn't even feel it. My mom just put a dishtowel full of snow on it to keep it from thawing and drove her to town to get stitches. My friend was happy that her mom didn't even care about the torn snowpants, the stitches in her leg were that impressive. Maybe that's how they first discovered local anesthesia — I don't know. I also had a great uncle who was running a high fever and the family thought he had died so they put him out in the shed. The cold brought down his fever and he came walking back into the house 4 hours later ... wondering what the heck he was doing in the shed. Bye,
Alice Barefoot
Alice, the story about the playmate leaves me feeling slightly faint, but the resurrection story is beautiful and I am going to remember it and use it someday. Those ancestors of yours certainly must have had a matter-of-fact view of death to stick the body out in the shed so promptly. Or maybe they didn't care for that great-uncle so much and the thought of his demise was not entirely unpleasant to them.
