Monday, June 15, 2015

South Jersey horse Kelly Schreiber, 45, owner admits animal cruelty, neglect

NEW JERSEY -- The owner of a horse that died of neglect earlier this year has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of animal cruelty.

Kelly Schreiber also admitted guilt to a charge of cruelty that caused the death of Toby, a 9-year-old thoroughbred, according to the Burlington County Humane Police. The horse, seized from Schreiber's farm on Feb. 20, died after emergency surgery on March 2.

Schreiber was fined $4,500 and ordered to pay restitution of $5,000 for the horse's medical care, said Officer Armand King, a Humane Police spokesman. "She also received a lifetime ban from ever owning a horse," he added.


Schreiber, who could not be reached for comment, entered her plea last week before Mansfield Municipal Court Judge Dennis McInerney.

Toby was one of two horses removed from Schreiber's Mansfield farm by the Burlington County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The SPCA said the animals had gone without food for days and that their water supply had frozen; Toby also had a "gruesome injury" due to frostbite.

Toby's plight drew public support as the horse appeared to rally after being rushed to a veterinary clinic. The SPCA initially reported Toby's "slow, steady weight gain" would make life-saving surgery possible, but the animal failed to recover from surgery and died during a second emergency operation.

The second horse taken from Schreiber, a 28-year-old quarter horse, was in better shape and is now in the care of a new owner, according to the SPCA.


King noted the Burlington County Humane Society had advanced $8,000 toward Toby's medical care, with additional costs to transport the horse and to determine its cause of death.

"In many cases, money fronted is never recovered resulting in a severe shortage of funds for operations," he noted. " It's the reason we unfortunately have to ask for help."

(Courier Post - June 15, 2015)

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