Seized Tennessee Horses Improving
Several of the 84 allegedly malnourished horses removed from a Cannon County, Tenn., farm have gained enough strength to move on to equine rescue facilities where their rehabilitative care will continue.
Last month, Tennessee State agricultural authorities and Humane Society of the United States personnel moved the horses from the farm to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashvil
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Several of the 84 allegedly malnourished horses removed from a Cannon County, Tenn., farm have gained enough strength to move on to equine rescue facilities where their rehabilitative care will continue.
Last month, Tennessee State agricultural authorities and Humane Society of the United States personnel moved the horses from the farm to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashville where they have received treatment for malnutrition and other conditions.
On Tuesday, 15 of the healthiest horses were relocated to the Horse Haven Equine Rescue in Knoxville. Another 20 horses will be moved to the Volunteer Equine Advocates facility in Gallatin, Tenn., later this week, said Leighann McCollum, director of the HSUS Tennessee office. The rest will remain under care at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds until they are fit enough to travel.
The horses' owners Eugene Howland Jr. and his son Clint Howland are each charged with 84 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty. Their attorney John Norton said the Howlands' care of the animals' has been misrepresented
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