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6/5/10 Florida:
Search
warrant executed: Horses seized from Highway 97 stable:
Three malnourished horses seized as search warrant was executed.
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3/20/10 Florida:
Miami paradise for abandoned horses: Pregnant
mare found abandoned with a fractured foot. Local SPCA bill for
feed last month exceeded $10,000. (video) |
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3/7/10 Florida:
Woefully neglected and sick horse rescued: Worst case seen
by rescuer who saved/placed 50 horses. Needs $2,000 for animal's
upcoming surgery. (photo) |
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12/20/09 Florida:
Horse
rescue group needs help to care for horse: Owner unemployed
and unable to feed animal. Donations needed for rehabilitation. Since
2005, rescue group has worked 118 cases involving 487 horses. Has
rescued 55 horses. (photo) |
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12/16/09 Florida:
13 Underweight horses abandoned In Marion
Co.: County Animal Services took custody of 13 thoroughbred
horses after owner abandoned them and
failed to provide adequate care. (photos) |
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12/14/09 Florida:
Neglected horses recovering: Seven horses recovering at
Marion County Animal Services; three others euthanized. Officials
alerted to situation by complaint of multiple skinny horses and possible
dead horse. Owners gave custody to Horse Protection Agency of Florida in
lieu of Animal Services seizing them. (photo) |
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12/4/09 Florida:
Horses' mouths to feed: Marion County-based rescue asked to
take in 56 unwanted horses Thanksgiving weekend. Didn't have enough
food, enough space, manpower, or supplies and medicines, but founder
took them anyway. Besides 56 new horses, she's also caring for another
61 at 150-acre farm. Says people calling every day, not able to feed
their horses. (photo) |
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11/13/09 Florida:
Ailing horses seized from Hernando County ranch: County
Animal Services removed six malnourished horses from residence that
billed itself as a horse rescue and adoption facility.
Facility apparently operated mostly on donations and money earned
from adoption fees, however they were no longer financially able to
support the animals and were being evicted.
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11/12/09 Florida:
Emaciated horses confiscated in Hernando County:
Investigators removed nine horses from rescue; two in such bad shape
they were euthanized. Website says rescue cares for unwanted and abused
horses, but investigators say animals emaciated, not being taken care
of. (photo) |
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10/16/09 Florida:
Local equine business owners arrested on horse cruelty
charges: Two arrested on animal cruelty charges after
starving horses were found on their property, face charges of
confinement of animals without sufficient food or water. Nine horses
transported; one euthanized by veterinarian. Donations sought for care.
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9/1/09 Florida:
Levy County Sheriff's Office press release:
Abandoned malnourished horse:
Witness discovered malnourished mare lying on ground that was
unable to stand. Horse was determined to be so malnourished that it was
euthanized at the scene. (photo) |
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8/19/09 Florida:
Horse horror: 11 emaciated equines rescued from ranch:
Nearly a dozen severely emaciated horses seized from Miami ranch by SPCA.
Community asked to contribute to the cost of their care.
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8/18/09 Florida:
11 Starving horses rescued
by SFSPCA |
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8/8/09 Florida:
Yulee woman gives starving horse new hope: Responding to
Craigslist post offering horse for free, found animal in emaciated
condition. Will be three months before there is a noticeable difference
in horse's appearance; at least a year before she's fully recovered.
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8/6/09 Florida:
Animal control seizes Southport horses: Second time animal
control called to property. Healthy horse weighs 1000-to-1400 lbs, but 4
animals were half that. (photo) |
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7/20/09 North Dakota:
A second chance for miniature horses:
12 minis found in Florida with little to no food, water or shelter,
during a period when the heat index was well above 100-degrees. Owners
didn't want to give them up, even though animals were dying around them.
Rescue is expecting five more
horses from same Florida facility later this week. |
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5/7/09 Florida:
Arrests
made Wednesday in another animal cruelty case
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5/30/08 Florida:
120 horses, donkeys found starving
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4/29/08 Florida:
Florida police investigate after horse mysteriously cut, burned in
horrific case of animal abuse
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AMH ID Number:
FL1
November 2007
Lot: Firecracker
Location/Found: Pensacola,
Florida
Current Status: Recovered/Adopted
~ Photo submitted by MS: 3/19/09 ~ |
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9/8/07 Florida:
Man attempts to bury horse alive
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