Source: The Villages News Detectives from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office are still actively investigating the recent theft and slaughter of a mare quarter horse near Bushnell The incident took place after the horse was taken from a pasture along State Road 471. The remains of the horse […]
By Nicole Acevedo of NBC News The owners of the horse, named Whip, said they found him slaughtered in a pasture next door to their home A family in Florida found their horse slaughtered in what authorities called a “horrific crime.” Officers were called at around 8 a.m. […]
By Jack Evans as published on the Tampa Bay Times The Rottweilers’ barking woke Brena Kramer in the darkest part of the January morning, but it was when they fell silent that she got worried. They were chasing something. She stepped onto the big screened porch and looked […]
By Travis Fedschun | Fox News Editorial Note: “Sorry to publish/share such stories but this seems to be an ongoing trend, in Florida, and seriously needs to be addressed. The entire topic just sends shivers down my spine.” ~ R.T. Authorities in Florida investigating a stolen horse made […]
Source: Channel 7 News Miami “Investigators said the horse was not provided with any food or water throughout the journey and was extremely underweight and malnourished.” SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – A man who traveled on foot from South Carolina all the way to Miami has been arrested […]
By Susan Salk as published on Off Track Thoroughbreds “Way to go ‘Kudo”, keep up the good fight, we love ya man!” ~ R.T. “This is the first time in the history of the state (Florida) that … a person has been sentenced to prison for torturing animals,” […]
“The property and the animal slaughter business, “Rancho Garcia”, owned by Jorge Garcia, has the reputation of being an avid animal killer including the illegal slaughter (and sales) of horse meat for human consumption, and has done so for several decades.” Animal Rescue Mission Thanks to Richard Couto, […]
By Carlos R. Munoz as published on The Herald-Tribune “This wasn’t some horse on a farm,…This was someone’s pet.” SARASOTA, FL — The second slaughter of a horse in less than a month has only strengthened the resolve of Florida horse owners to protect their farms from rustlers. […]
Source: Fox13News.com The Sheriff’s Office said the investigation will continue… PALMETTO, FL (FOX 13) – Two men seen in surveillance photos released by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office are not connected to a horse slaughter case. The horse was found slaughtered on a Palmetto farm on Oct. 25. […]
SOURCE: examiner.com by Heidi Rucki Two butchered horses found. Investigation is ongoing Facebook In an all-too-familiar scene in Florida, the gruesome butchered corpses of two horses were found midweek near the road in Lehigh Acres by a couple driving by the intersection […]
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