Over 10 horses found neglected, more dead
Fort Shaw , MT (US)

Incident Date: Monday, Feb 9, 2009
County: Cascade

Charges: Felony CTA
Disposition: Alleged

Alleged:
» Marilyn Whiteside
» Elizabeth Lee
» David Lee

Case Updates: 2 update(s) available

On February 9th, Cascade County Animal Control officers responded to a report of possible animal neglect at home west of Fort Shaw. Later Sheriff's detectives found a large amount of abused or neglected horses on the property.

"We found many dead animals," said Cascade County Sheriff David Castle. "More than 10 with obvious signs of abuse."

Three suspects appeared in Cascade County Court today [Feb 27, 2009]. Marilyn Whiteside, and David and Elizabeth Lee were each cited for Felony 1st degree aggravated animal cruelty and four counts of unlawful disposition of a dead animal.

Meanwhile a house bill that would permit horse slaughterhouses in Montana this week moved onto the senate. Horse lover Laurel Christensen says legal slaughterhouses could prevent certain acts of cruelty, and would make horse termination humane.

"Older horses get thinner," Christensen said. "You think you are being humane , but their organs go and they start beating their head against the ground. That is not humane."

"We see a lot of these cases where people don't take care of their animals. What is unusual about this case is the amount of animals involved."

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