12 neglected horses removed from property, 4 dead Winchester, NH (US) Incident Date: Wednesday, Nov 30, 2005 County: Cheshire Local Map: available Disposition: Convicted Charges: Misdemeanor Abuser/Suspect: Debra S Bazell Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Case ID: 6915 Classification: Neglect / Abandonment Animal: horse View more cases in NH (US) Suspect was in animal welfare field Login to Watch this Case

Police said that a Unity woman was charged with animal cruelty after four horses she was trying to save from being slaughtered died of neglect. Twelve other horses that Debra Bazell, 45, had on her property were transported to other people in the area who have the facilities to take them in.

"I've never seen anything like it," said Kim Jordan, who helped rescue the horses. "It was pretty sad -- poor conditions, no shelter, no food or water on the days I had gone." Police said Bazell was involved in a rescue mission and had taken on 16 horses. They said she was having a hard time caring for them with no real shelter and little food, water or medication. "Over the last year, she was saving horses so they wouldn't go to a meat factory or anything like that, and she acquired up to 16," Sgt. Denis O'Sullivan said. Police began investigating Bazell after receiving reports of a couple sick horses. By mid-December 2005, four had died. O'Sullivan said he worked with Bazell to get her to release the 12 horses still alive to people equipped to care for them.

Teresa Paradis, at the Live and Let Live Rescue Sanctuary took several in. "I'm sure the woman who had them did love them at one time and just got overwhelmed," Paradis said. Bazell is facing one count of animal cruelty, but O'Sullivan said that he hopes to work out an agreement with her so she can have a couple horses in the future. He said her farm is brought up to state regulations with proper shelter and dry areas to store food and water.

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WMUR News - January 9, 2006

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