Horse found emaciated
Los Lunas, NM (US)Incident Date: Tuesday, Aug 12, 2008
County: Valencia
Disposition: Open
Case Images: 2 files available
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With help from the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department's helicopter, a starving horse can now rest easy in the care of professionals.
The emaciated horse was spotted late Tuesday wandering east of Valencia County High School. And when rescue teams were organized to pick up the animal Wednesday morning, it was nowhere to be found.
After driving the dirt roads and asking if anyone had seen the horse, the animal was finally spotted, covered in flies.
April Riggs of the New Mexico Livestock Board says there's no telling where the mare came from, but she says chances are she belonged to somebody.
"She's in bad shape, so I don't think she's been out here that long. I think she might have been dumped off or just let out of the backyard," Riggs said.
The horse is currently being treated in Valencia County.
Animal Protection of New Mexico is offering up to a $5,000 reward to anyone with information about where the animal came from or how it ended up in such bad shape. References |
