Horse starved to death
Waynesboro, VA (US)

Incident Date: Thursday, Mar 5, 2009
County: Waynesboro City

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Tory Allen Garrett

Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

The owner of a Waynesboro farm faces a cruelty charge related to the apparent starving death of one of his horses.

A state veterinarian says emaciation and parasites killed the horse earlier this month. A woman reportedly bought the animal from 53-year-old Tory Allen Garrett. She says she took it straight to her vet, but it had to be put down.

Waynesboro police say they've been called to the Garrett farm before, but did not find evidence of criminal neglect. According to Sergeant Kelly Walker with the Waynesboro Police Department, "This past year there was a horse that had died on the property. We've been involved in previous complaints...investigating them about the care of horses on that property."

Neighbors claim to have seen Garrett's other horses appeared malnourished, sometimes even unable to stand on their own. Garrett says he routinely buys neglected horses and tries nurses them back to health.

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