U.S. Horse Abuse Cases in January
Numerous horse abuse cases have been reported during the month of January throughout the United States.
- Miami, Fla., humane officials are working with the unnamed owner of five malnourished horses removed from his property on Jan. 4. One of the horses was a 7-month-old foal that died from liver failure after eating a poisonous plant because it was so hungry, said Laine Hills, DVM, th
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Numerous horse abuse cases have been reported during the month of January throughout the United States.
- Miami, Fla., humane officials are working with the unnamed owner of five malnourished horses removed from his property on Jan. 4. One of the horses was a 7-month-old foal that died from liver failure after eating a poisonous plant because it was so hungry, said Laine Hills, DVM, the attending veterinarian.
- Three horses and a Shetland pony were seized from Fred C. Marshall’s farm in Slaughterville, Okla., on Jan. 4. Police also found the skeletal remains of one horse and the carcass of a second horse, according to The Purcell Register. Marshall is being charged with a felony for cruelty to animals
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Marcella Reca Zipp, M.S., is a former staff writer for The Horse. She is completing her doctorate in Environmental Education and researching adolescent relationships with horses and nature. She lives with her family, senior horse, and flock of chickens on an island in the Chain O’Lakes.
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