Horse neglect - 4 horses living in small chicken coop
Lempster, NH (US)

Incident Date: Sunday, Jan 19, 2003
County: Sullivan

Disposition: Not Charged

Person of Interest: Marcie Durgan

Animal rescuers saved four starving horses who were living in a small chicken coop in Lempster.

No charges were brought against the owner, Marcie Durgan, but an investigation was still open Sunday the 19th, said Mike Batista, Lempster police officer.

"The horses were very unhealthy. You could see their ribs," Batista said.

The four horses, all mares, were dehydrated and starving, said Jennifer Brown of the New Hampshire Humane Association. She said they were caked with manure.

"You could see that there were no hoof prints, in or out of the coop, and no human footprints, either. So you tell me when they were last fed or watered," Brown said.

References

• Fosters Online - Jan 21, 2003
• Fosters Online - Jan 22, 2003
• Fosters Online - Jan 25, 2003
• Fosters Online - Jan 27, 2003

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