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Virginia: 34 horses seized (Waynesboro, Afton, Augusta County)

All Horses | March 17, 2009

An all-too-familiar story.
Horses seized from Waynesboro farm [link]
By Tony Gonzalez | March 17, 2009
Authorities this afternoon seized 34 horses and ponies from the Waynesboro pasture land of Tory Allen Garrett.
The Afton man faces one charge of animal cruelty in a separate case involving his animals and could face more charges pending physical evaluations on seized [...]

Malnourished and dead horses, found where?

All Horses | March 11, 2009

At the home of an animal control officer, that’s where.
Heard about this story on the Fugly Horse of the Day blog.
Personally, I see nothing wrong with giving the hungry ‘yotes a meal. It’s a stretch to say they might attack a full grown horse, but if the horse is otherwise going to go in a [...]

Maryland: five horses seized.

All Horses | October 15, 2008

Animal cruelty and horse seizure case in the news.
Owner charged with not feeding horses called ‘animal lover’
Meghan Tierney | Oct. 15, 2008 [link]
Poolesville man moved 19 horses from farm after police visited
A Poolesville man charged with nine counts of animal cruelty who had five horses seized by county police is an animal lover [...]

Michigan: Malnourished horse abandoned.

All Horses | September 23, 2008

Too close for comfort, this story begins within an hour away, and ends just a few miles from home.
This story broke with a frantic plea for help on Craigslist:
I am in need of a caring person to give this horse a forever home. This is the story:
Two nights ago in the middle of the night [...]

Oklahoma: Horses seized, ‘appeared’ malnourished.

All Horses | September 19, 2008

Another reason to keep your horses where they can’t be seen from the road? My horse could “appear” to be malnourished, the way he will reach as far as he can under the fence for the greener grass on the other side. I mean, if authorities don’t have equine training, how do they know [...]

Mississippi: Owner under attack.

All Horses | September 18, 2008

Incredible. More ignorance. Hard luck, or hardened criminal? Watch the video.

Hungry Horses [link]
Cheryl Lasseter | Sep 17, 2008
Joseph Tucker admits his horses are hungry, but he says they’re not starving. 3 On Your Side saw two of his horses Wednesday, and neither of them looked healthy.
“Any time they lose weight their ribs are gonna [...]

Kentucky: update on recent case.

All Horses | September 17, 2008

More on a case reported earlier this week.
Couple faces multiple counts of cruelty to animals after dead and malnourished animals found on their property in Knox County. Last week, officials responded to a complaint of malnourished horses. They discovered at least one horse, a rabbit, five dogs, one cat and three roosters dead on the [...]

Oregon - horses dumped.

All Horses | September 6, 2008

Another abandoned horses story that the anti-slaughter zealots will say is fabricated by bloodthirsty horse killers, no doubt.
Horses dumped near Molalla to be auctioned off [link]
Officals haven’t been able to ID the owner of 11 malnourished animals
Steve Mayes | Sep 6, 2008
Investigators still don’t know who abandoned 11 malnourished horses Sunday in a rural area [...]

New York - nearly 80 horses seized.

All Horses | September 5, 2008

If 30% of these horses belonged to boarders, and all 82 horses were malnourished, don’t you think someone would have done something sooner? I know I’d be raising a ruckus.
78 Horses Removed from New York Farm [link]
Pat Raia | Sep 5, 2008
Seventy-eight allegedly malnourished horses are currently residing in foster homes after animal welfare authorities [...]

Washington: Malnourished horses.

All Horses | September 5, 2008

Screencaps show one severely malnourished horse, and two others that are thin but not starving. One I would consider moderately underweight, and the other somewhat underweight (very little of this one on the video).

Neglected horses rescued from Fruitland [link] Tania Dall | Sep 5, 2008
Three malnourished horses from Stevens County are being nursed back to [...]