A Pennsylvania woman is facing multiple felony charges for allegedly promising to retrain and rehome four Thoroughbred horses then selling them for slaughter instead.

According to a written report from the Pennsylvania State Police, between May 13 and May 16, 2011, Kelsey Elva Lefever, 24, acquired four retired Thoroughbred racehorses from two different owners at the Penn National Racecourse in Dauphin County. Lefever and the owners reportedly entered into an agreement under which Lefever would care for, retrain, and rehome the horses into new careers. Under the arrangement Lefever also agreed that the animals would never be sold at auction or sold to slaughter, the police report said. Pennsylvania State Police allege that on May 16, 2011, Lefever sold all four horses at the New Holland Horse Auction in Lancaster County, Penn. to be slaughtered for human consumption.

Lever’s attorney Robert Joseph Reilley, Jr. was unavailable for comment.

Lefever was later charged with one count of felony Deceptive or Fraudulent Business Practices, two counts of felony Theft by Deception, and two counts of misdemeanor Theft by Deception