The operator of a boarding barn near Ludowici, Ga., is facing animal cruelty charges for allegedly neglecting horses in his care.

Long County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Mark Hall said that on June 4 he and other Sheriff’s Department personnel discovered three allegedly dehydrated and malnourished horses at the barn after receiving a complaint about conditions there.

"One mare was so dehydrated she received five shots of electrolytes," Hall said. "They saved her life."

Several other horses were found in various conditions, Hall said

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