Rescue operation of "petting zoo"
The operator of this petting zoo was familiar to authorites, she had been cited previously with neglect, but had apparently corrected the situations. However, it was discovered last week that there we...
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Remember, these guys are all in their winter shaggy coats, so that helps to hide how thin they are. While they aren't horribly thin like some of the walking skeleton rescues, there was a history of contact between the county animal control and the owner, and in total, 11 animals and a horse fetus were found dead after a warrant was issued. A vet found additional animals which were in need of medical care, and there was only moldy, rotten hay and no water available when animal control responded to reports of a dead horse on the property.
I don't think that the county was over-zealous in impounding the animals, it shouldn't take until animals are a 1 on a body scale for authorities to step in, and in the past, apparently, they had given her warnings and she had made changes necessary, and no charges were brought. She may have had the best intentions, but couldn't follow through.
I don't think that the county was over-zealous in impounding the animals, it shouldn't take until animals are a 1 on a body scale for authorities to step in, and in the past, apparently, they had given her warnings and she had made changes necessary, and no charges were brought. She may have had the best intentions, but couldn't follow through.
