ILLINOIS -- A horse that was among several animals seized from a Huntley property died on the way to a veterinary hospital, a McHenry County official said.
The horse along with a goat and four juvenile pigs were impounded and immediately removed from the Diekman Road property after an officer with McHenry County Animal Control and Adoption assisted by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and two representatives of the Hooved Animal Humane Society went to investigate a citizen complaint reporting animal cruelty, according to a news release.
County officials said the animals were in poor condition and required emergency care by a licensed veterinarian, the release said. The horse, who died in route to the University of Wisconsin Veterinary Hospital, will be necropsied.
Animal owners are required by law to provide sufficient food and water, adequate shelter, veterinary care needed to prevent suffering and humane care and treatment.
The animals not in immediate danger will remain on the property and will be monitored by McHenry County Animal Control officers, investigators said.
The McHenry County Department of Health spokeswoman did not return a call requesting information about whether the animals' owner would be charged and how many animals were remaining on the property.
Complaints of animal cruelty can be submitted to Animal Control at 815-459-6222.
(NW Herald - Oct. 30, 2015)
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