Two horses seized; man arrested for animal cruelty

TENNESSEE -- Horse Haven of Tennessee says two horses were seized from an Anderson County property Wednesday and the horses' owner was arrested by the sheriff's office.

 

According to the sheriff's office website, Jason Shipley was arrested for failure to appear, cruelty to animals, and theft of property.

He was booked into jail on $118,000 bond.

Horse Haven told Local 8 News the two geldings taken from the property were checked out by UT veterinarians.

"They were both very thin, one worse than the other. They seemed very happy to see us. They both loaded perfectly. After we loaded them up, we took them to UT Vet School and they were checked out thoroughly. They had their blood drawn and then they came here," said Sonja Cowsert, associate executive director for Horse Haven.

They also say Anderson County Animal Control was instrumental in this case.

(WVLT - Nov 27, 2013)