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Posted: 6:22 PM Apr 9, 2008
Charges Filed Against Owner of 31 Dead Horses
Department of Agriculture personnel arrived to take over the investigation and continue interviewing farm owner Don MIller who has been in failing health since undergoing open heart surgery.
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Wednesday was a busy day at the Rowan County farm where the bodies of 31 dead horses were discovered earlier. Department of Agriculture personnel arrived to take over the investigation and continue interviewing farm owner Don MIller who has been in failing health since undergoing open heart surgery.
Just before noon, a bulldozer was brought in to move earth over the the dead horses in a mass grave estimated to be some 16 feet deep.
Eugene Kinney from the Lewis County SPCA, the organization caring for the remaining horses on the farm, says, "It was a big grave. This is all what the Department of Agriculture requires, and they will be back to look at it."
The ten live horses found on the farm in what was first described as "very bad shape" are now all expected to survive. Kinney tells
27NEWSFIRST, "I've seen a lot worse."
The vet says they will get back on their feet, and I'd say in a week and a half or two weeks, they're going to be better."
Charges now have been filed against Mr. Miller for violation of state law regarding the disposition of carcasses. That's a misdemeanor, but additional charges could still be filed.
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Im with virgil. Why dont everybody stop worrying about a dumb horse. People think animals lifes are more important than humans any more. I say kill all the horses.
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I have read all these comments, and I am very sad. I think humans have become irresponsible not only to horses, but to man-kind as well. We need to stop and think about what we are all doing. We all play a part in this. We need to be better educated in the caring and up keep of all animals, as well as our own families. Think about it. I have three children, five horses, three dogs and four cats. I know my limits, stay within it and make plans well into the future so that I don't have to worry if child or animal welfare will be checking on me. I also try to help others as much as I can. If we all started doing more, even just something small, I think we could turn this problem around. And don't breed horses so much, especially when you know the market for selling horses is really bad. The whole economy is bad and will get worse before it gets better. As I remind my children,I ask you also, to think long before you do anything, and always plan ahead, and be prepared for much.
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I am a horse lover. But to all the people that stand behind this man like he has doon nothing worng makes me sick. There would be comments posted on here about a child if you ever heard about it but for the most when a child is in harms way not being taken care of or something like that the person doing it is just not going to walking up to a cop or the news people and say hey I hit my kid I dont feed them and things like that. As far as this man gose he could be put in jail for what he has doon. There is no reason he could have gotten help all it would have taken is a call to the SPCA for help.
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