48 Horses Seized Over Poor Farm Conditions

From: The Washington Post | Date: January 24, 2008| Author: Jonathan Mummolo - Washington Post Staff Writer | Copyright information

Four dozen horses were seized from a Middleburg farm, and charges of animal cruelty may be filed against their owners, Loudoun County officials said yesterday. Many of the horses were emaciated, some were standing in their own waste and drinking water was found frozen in their troughs.

The horses, which appear to be thoroughbreds, have been monitored since November, when an anonymous tip alerted the county to poor conditions on the property, officials said.

Since then, official...

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