Horse neglect - three found neglected
Scio, OR (US)Incident Date: Sunday, Aug 10, 2008
County: Linn
Charges: Misdemeanor
Disposition: Alleged
Case Images: 6 files available
Alleged:
» Tammy Mae Adair-Snyder
» Mark Kevin Mask
» Walter Lee Eaton
Case Updates: 1 update(s) available
The Linn County Sheriff's Office is investigating a case involving some severely malnourished horses.
On a patch of land in Scio, there are seven horses trying to survive off less than two acres of dry grass and weeds.
Four of the strongest horses are doing fine but there are three weaker ones that are not getting enough food.
Wayne Geiger, the director of Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary (a non-profit group that rescues farm animals), has seen the horses and said two of them are critically malnourished and that one is even suffering from a skin infection called 'rain rot.'
"My opinion - if they don't get some care soon, they will not be in good enough condition to survive the winter," he said.
The owner of the property, who does not own the horses, became increasingly concerned for their health and notified a neighbor. It was then that law enforcement became involved and Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary made an offer to help.
"If he surrenders them to us, we're happy to take them," Geiger said. "There's no charge. That's what we do."
According to the Linn County Sheriff's Office, all parties are fully cooperating with investigators. Their names are being withheld due to the ongoing investigation.
Case UpdatesThree people faces charges of animal neglect after the Linn County Sheriff responded to a report of a malnourished horses on a property in Scio, Ore.
The sheriff's office found seven horses in a pasture not quite two acres in size. Four of the horses were found to be healthy but the remaining three were malnourished and in poor condition.
Those three were examined by a local veterinarian. The two geldings and a mare were seized for malnourishment and neglect.
The property owner had allowed the horses to be boarded on the property but was not responsible for the care of the horses, according to the sheriff.
The three owners of the horses were arrested for misdemeanor Animal Neglect II. Tammy Mae Adair-Snyder, 44, Mark Kevin Mask, 46, and Walter Lee Eaton, 38, all from Scio, were taken to the Linn County Jail where they were booked and released. | Source: KVAL - Aug 11, 2008
Update posted on Aug 11, 2008 - 2:46PM |
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