| In Florida, twenty-eight emaciated horses were | | | | animals were said to be in 'deplorable' conditions. |
| recently removed from a central Florida home | | | | The farm was reported after a witness saw one |
| and given medical care and food from animal | | | | of the horses falling down repeatedly in the mud. |
| charities. | | | | Police then found three malnourished horses with |
| Animal charities are often called into monitoring | | | | their ribs showing, with two more that'd |
| potentially disturbing animal neglect or abuse. And | | | | apparently eaten a wooden fence. |
| it's a sad, but unavoidable reality that horses often | | | | It isn't just in America where cases of abuse are |
| need to be rescued. Horses are particularly | | | | routine. In the UK, concerns have been raised |
| vulnerable because of the huge expense of caring | | | | around horses that aren't kept in a proper livery |
| for a horse - and neglect can simply be the result | | | | but are tethered along the A65. It isn't just |
| of financial difficulty on behalf of the owner. | | | | concern for the animals but drivers - who have |
| The starving horses in Florida were found chewing | | | | said they find the horses 'intimidating'. The animals |
| on fencing and bark to try and stave off their | | | | are tethered along a road that has a 60mph |
| hunger. The courts will decide on whether the | | | | speed limit, and there's a concern the horses could |
| owner of the horses should get the animals back | | | | startle drivers when they are tethered on the |
| in their care. | | | | very edge of the road posing a dangerous threat. |
| In California, there's been another story of | | | | As well as the council, the RSPCA has been |
| underfed horses on a small farm where the | | | | investigating the potential problem. |