Demand Justice for Starved, Injured Horses on California Ranch! On June 29, 2013, investigators found 12 horses living under appalling conditions on a ranch in Simi Valley, California. They were thin, malnourished and injured. Most heartbreaking of all, the skeletal remains of two dead horses were found on the ranch grounds as well. According to news reports, rescuers estimated that the horses they found had been fed only three times a week instead of the customary twice a day. Some had been so poorly cared for that they could no longer chew or swallow what little food they got. They lived like this for an estimated seven or eight months. One of the two dead horses, possibly a former Thoroughbred racehorse, had been left to die after breaking a leg at the ranch. The other horse was a mare that died with her colt nearby after she slipped between some rocks. Both horses undoubtedly suffered long and agonizing deaths. Nothing was left of either horse but skeletal remains. The rancher is under investigation by the Humane Society of Ventura County. To date, his identity has not been made public. This may have been a hoarding situation in which the owner took on too many horses and was unable to properly care for them all. Please sign this petition to ask authorities in Ventura County to prosecute the owner of this ranch for animal cruelty and neglect.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 03:15:47 +0000
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