Animal abuse charges against James Trexler will be upgraded from misdemeanors to felonies if a Richmond County grand jury hands down an indictment in his case.
According to Kelly Graham, spokesperson for the Richland County, S.C., Humane
A South Carolina agriculture official accused of abusing horses has resigned from the department.
Agency spokeswoman Becky Walton said Friday that James Trexler has resigned as assistant agriculture commissioner. He had been suspended
Georgia officials visited Richland County, S.C., on Monday to attend court proceedings connected with the ongoing horse abuse case there. But before they left, they discovered that a total of 25 horses formerly under quarantine in Georgia had
Hazelene Trexler, 70, and Terry Trexler, 44, were on their way to Georgia Thursday morning to face multiple counts of animal cruelty, according to Jefferson County, Ga., Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Kitchens. Two deputies were slated to leave Jefferson
A 22-year-old man from Lingfield in Surrey, U.K., has been banned from keeping animals for life after neglecting two horses now in the care of the International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH).
Billy Stanford appeared before
Remains of a dozen horses found in gravesites located on property formerly owned by the Trexler family in Sumter County, S.C., are undergoing forensic testing at a lab at Florida State University. The remains were recovered Saturday by
A forensic veterinarian has joined the investigation to multiple alleged incidents of horse abuse in South Carolina.
Melinda D. Merck, DVM, senior director of veterinary forensics for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
A mother and son each charged with more than 20 counts of ill treatment of animals in South Carolina are facing extradition to Georgia where similar counts have been filed against the pair.
Hazelene E. Trexler, 70, and her son Terry A.
One day after seizing 23 allegedly malnourished horses from an Eastover, S.C., pasture, investigators with the Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (HSPCA) were compiling paperwork to seek legal ownership of the
The California Horse Racing Board has scheduled a special forum to discuss synthetic track surfaces Feb. 20 at Santa Anita Park.
As many as 38 panelists from all segments of the horse-racing industry are invited to take part in the
The Louisiana Senate Commerce Committee has struck down the state racing commission’s adoption of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium Model Rules, according to the Louisiana Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association.
A police force in Britain will have to pay damages of ?80,000 (around $157,000) for wrongfully detaining a seized horse, The Lancashire Evening
A Loudoun County general district judge determined at a hearing held Jan. 30 that 48 seized Thoroughbreds will remain in county custody. The horses were seized in a raid on a Middleburg, Va., farm on Jan. 22, after local officials and
Loudoun County, Va., officials seized 48 horses from a Middleburg farm, and animal cruelty charges could be on the horizon for the horses’ owners. Officials said many of the horses were emaciated, standing in areas covered by their own feces, an
Loudoun County, Va., officials said animal cruelty charges might be filed against the owners of four dozen horses seized from a Middleburg farm this week.
County officials said Wednesday that many of the horses were emaciated. All 48 horses
Operators of another Colorado horse rescue have been accused of animal cruelty, less than a month after a similar case occurred in the state. Now, one rescue industry operator in that state says the two seizures illustrate the plight of
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