Post by MustangAppy on Apr 8, 2009 10:55:35 GMT -5
GRAND RONDE, Ore. - Yamhill County deputies seized 15 miniature horses from a Grand Ronde farm Monday. They also arrested the owner for animal neglect.
Lisa Marie Tadic was booked at the county jail on 19 different counts of animal neglect and animal abuse. Though numerous, all the charges are also misdemeanors. Her bail was initially set at $62,500.
Yamhill County Sheriff Jack Crabtree says Tadic is the owner of the 15 miniature horses that were found at 23541 SW Grand Ronde Road. "Thirteen of those small horses were found living in deplorable conditions", said Crabtree. "The horses had sores and bare patches with no hair. None had been seen by a veterinarian since 2002. The hooves of seven of them had grown to the point where they were curling forward, and back toward the front of the legs, a painful condition making it difficult for them to stand or move."
Tadic surrendered the horses to the Yamhill County Sheriff's office. They were temporarily in the care of volunteers who will try to nurse them back to health. Those which survive may eventually be put up for adoption.
Goats and cats are still on the Tadic property, in a "stable environment" with a neighbor caring for them until they can be removed.
Lisa Marie Tadic was booked at the county jail on 19 different counts of animal neglect and animal abuse. Though numerous, all the charges are also misdemeanors. Her bail was initially set at $62,500.
Yamhill County Sheriff Jack Crabtree says Tadic is the owner of the 15 miniature horses that were found at 23541 SW Grand Ronde Road. "Thirteen of those small horses were found living in deplorable conditions", said Crabtree. "The horses had sores and bare patches with no hair. None had been seen by a veterinarian since 2002. The hooves of seven of them had grown to the point where they were curling forward, and back toward the front of the legs, a painful condition making it difficult for them to stand or move."
Tadic surrendered the horses to the Yamhill County Sheriff's office. They were temporarily in the care of volunteers who will try to nurse them back to health. Those which survive may eventually be put up for adoption.
Goats and cats are still on the Tadic property, in a "stable environment" with a neighbor caring for them until they can be removed.
