Police say on April 17 The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to an animal complaint on Green Rd. in Sprakers. When they got there, deputies discovered eight horses and three cows living in unsafe and deplorable conditions with no water or food readily available to them. Also, on the property were approximately 30 pigs in three separate pens.
Deputies located five goats living in a camper which had no way to get out of the camper to escape the heat. They also did not have any water or food inside the camper.
Deputies located two deceased pigs hanging in the tree that the owner states that he was going to butcher.
A dead horse was found on the property that the owner said he put down for health reasons.
As deputies were checking the property the owners, Amy Person and Scott Moxham arrived on scene.
MidVale Veterinary Clinic was called to assist with health evaluation of the animals and to go over the living conditions. The vet advised that other than the pig with the broken leg all the animals seemed to be healthy. However the horses and cows could not live like that and needed to be removed.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the New York State Police and Midvale Veterinary Clinic. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s would like to thank the public for their overwhelming responses to request them for help.
(News10 - April 17, 2016)
