Horse neglect - two seized
Pontotoc, OK (US)

Incident Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009
County: Pontotoc

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Shirley Belvin

The Pontotoc County Sheriff's Department says they received numerous calls about 2 horses that people believed were malnourished.

When they arrived at the home on County Road 3500 they decided to confiscate the horses and send them to a veterinarian for treatment.

Sheriff John Christian says he spoke with the owner of the horses, Shirley Belvin, on the phone.

"I talked to her on the phone and she told me that one of the horses had an ailment and that was the cause of it being so skinny. The other one was just fine according to her. That wasn't my opinion in looking at them though."

Sheriff Christian also says when they visited the home there wasn't any grass for the horses to eat or any feed in sight and the only water available to them was stagnant and very low.

Belvin was not arrested but the case was turned over to the district attorney's office who will decide if any charges will be filed.

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