Gabriel Elle Denison Buckner, 53, was also sentenced in Marion County Circuit Court on Friday to five years of probation and also cannot own another animal for five years. She was found guilty of animal abuse charges on April 26.
Buckner was arrested in May 2011 after Marion County Sheriff's deputies seized 16 emaciated horses following an investigation of her ranch on Skyline Road. The horses have since been nursed back to health.
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| Before and after photos of one of the horses seized |
When Buckner was arrested, she was on probation in Deschutes County for a previous conviction stemming from eight neglected horses.
She was also involved in a 1998 Deschutes County investigation involving several malnourished cats and dogs.
(The Oregonian - May 04, 2012)
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