Authorities Probe Horse Deaths in Pennsylvania
At least 20 thoroughbred horses on two farms in Pennsylvania have died in the past month and the remaining group of about 30 horses has been impounded, according to animal control officials quoted in an Associated Press story on bloodhorse.com.
The horses were being kept on farms run by Terry L. Painter, a former North Huntington Township commissioner, officials said.
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At least 20 thoroughbred horses on two farms in Pennsylvania have died in the past month and the remaining group of about 30 horses has been impounded, according to animal control officials quoted in an Associated Press story on bloodhorse.com.
The horses were being kept on farms run by Terry L. Painter, a former North Huntington Township commissioner, officials said.
“It’s not a simple matter of starvation. Something else is going on here,” said Elaine Gower, a humane officer with Action for Animals of Latrobe in the story. “Many of the horses are in poor body condition
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