Humane Society Rescues 11 Horses

Near Grand Island, Nebraska eleven horses have been taken from their owner by the humane society for neglect.  And these horses were living in a pasture near highway 34 and green bell road.  Some of them were so neglected and had been starving for so long that bones were visible beneath their coats.  In fact, two of the forces were sold or Lee that they were immediately taken two local veterinarian Jay Stewart.  The other horses were taken to area volunteer Foster homes.

It was found that the humane society knew about the horses as early as June and waited to take the horses while they built a case against the owner who rents the land where they were kept. When they came to take the horses this past Sunday, a for sale sign was seen posted on the land.

The owner of the forces is, Juan Medina-Mena of Grand Island.  He voluntarily relinquished the animals to the Humane Society.  While one of the horses was found to be owned from by a man from Iowa.

Medina-Mena stated that he had planned to take the courses to an auction in a loop city on Sunday. However he discovered that the auction had been on Saturday. When Captain Jim Castleberry contacted the owner he willingly gave up ownership of the animals.

As the humane society officers led the horses into the trailers to take them away, one of them started panicking and thrashing about.  It eventually had to be pushed and pulled into the trailer, falling twice; the second fall resulting in a cut on its forehead.  Another horse had already been loaded into the trailer, and had to be comforted by an officer as he held her back.  Even rescues can be a traumatic experience for animals in trouble.

In addition to being starved, one of the two horses sent to the vet had severe facial warts causing it great difficulty in breathing.  A volunteer came in and cleaned out the horse’s nostrils on Saturday to help improve her breathing.  

It’s also believed that some of the horses had been moved around by the owner since it seemed their numbers went up or down over the past few months.  The horses will be staying with the foster homes until they are in full health.

Source: http://www.theindependent.com/news/x555996823/11-neglected-horses-relinquished