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051711 JUDGE METTS AWARDS SEIZED HORSES TO SPCA

697 views · Published 3 June 2013 · 6:21 · Indexed 31 October 2026

Channel: SCOTT ENGLE-MONTGOMERY COUNTY POLICE REPORTER- · 2013 · News & Politics

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After almost two years of talking to owners, documenting problems Precinct 4 Constables saw a steady decline in the health of 7 horses and 1 donkey in the 2700 block of Jeffcote Road. This morning armed with a seizure warrant they met the SPCA and confiscated the animals. One of the horses was close to 400 pounds underweight. The property had no grass on the approximately ten acres that also surrounded a pond.

Stalls were chewed, Some of the horses still had their winter coats which at this time of year is a sign of parasites.

According to Deputy Constable Don Smith of the Montgomery County Precinct 4 Constables office, calls have come in for some time about the condition of the horses. He said the owner's father had passed away over a year ago and the owner had been trying to keep the horses up. He to was out of work for a period of time and feeding the horses was difficult, Deputies say that when they go out to talk to the owner within a few days hay will be available for them but then nothing again.

SPCA officials also noted the poor condition of their hooves and the poor health conditions of the animals.

The owner will have a chance to appear before Justice of the Peace James Metts of Precinct 4 on May 17th. At that hearing, the judge will hear both sides, and a decision to return the animals to it;’s owner or award the animals to the SPCA will be made at that time.

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