NEW HAMPSHIRE --A day after State Police received a report of possible neglect, 10 miniature horses were surrendered by their owners to the New Hampshire Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Stratham.
It appears “...to be a case of owners becoming overwhelmed and unable to care for the animals they have,” said Steve Sprowl, manager of field services at the NHSPCA.
He said the owners “...did the right thing for the animals by surrendering them now." He said he wished their condition had not been allowed to worsen.
Stop giving them credit. They only surrendered them in the hope that they won't get criminally charged. They still own 7 other minis. If they were really "doing the right thing" they would have surrendered ALL of them.
One of only two shelters in the state that accepts large animals, the NHSPCA-Stratham is expecting that it may ultimately receive a dozen horses from Dalton.
State Police said they were alerted to the condition of the horses Saturday. The following day, State Police, a member of the NHSPCA and a veterinarian met with the horses’ owners, who voluntarily surrendered the nine mares and one colt. The horses range in age from 1 to 16 years.
Note: They owners did not surrender all of their animals. Apparently, they only surrendered 10 of the 17 miniature horses they own. I certainly hope they're getting warrants to seize the rest.
Sheila Ryan, NHSPCA’s director of development and marketing, said Monday that all 10 miniature horses have issues with their feet and teeth. All will be checked for parasites; the mares will also get pregnancy tests.
“We rescue horses of all size,” said Ryan, who noted that the shelter has previously received rescued minis.
“This many horses — 10 — is a lot of horses, even though they’re small,” she said.
Ryan estimated that it may cost thousands to pay for their care. She asked the public to make tax-deductible donations to the society’s SOS Fund, used to cover treatment of abused and neglected animals.
State Trooper Daniel Quartulli is leading the neglect investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact him at 223-8993.
When this story broke, Stephanie Rapp Brooks posted on their business Facebook page "Desert Valley Equestrian Center, Inc."
(Union Leader - Aug 15, 2016)
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