County Pays Big for Horse Care
Feb 6, 2008
Associated Press
Jackson County authorities say they spent about $130,000 tending to dozens of horses seized in an animal cruelty investigation.
Animal control officials in March confiscated the herd from the Turn-3 Ranch in Grass Lake Township.
Authorities say conditions were filthy and dangerous.
About 15 foals were born afterward.
Farm owner James Henderson Jr. and manager Matthew Mercier are charged with torturing three horses. Defense lawyers say the facts don't support torture charges.
Authorities euthanized one injured horse and sold or gave away about 80 that remained.
Conditions were SO filthy and SO dangerous, that they continued to keep the horses there on site all spring, summer and fall ...
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