Horse confiscated in animal cruelty case dies
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 4 months AGO
The horse and donkey pictured above were confiscated from their owner near Lind earlier this week. The horse was later put down due to its poor health condition.
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LIND — A horse confiscated from an Adams County man who was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty had to be euthanized Wednesday.
The horse, a donkey, two dogs and a cat were taken Saturday from a residence in the 700 block of South Longmeier Road, according to information from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. Jared Potts, 33, was arrested May 1 and booked into the Adams County Jail on suspicion of three counts of first-degree animal cruelty.
Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner said there had been complaints prior to the animals being seized, mostly about trash around the property.
Adams County Pet Rescue director Kyya Grant said it became clear the horse, a mustang, could not recover.
“She couldn’t get up without help,” Grant said. “She just wasn’t strong enough.”
Pet rescue staff tracked the brand on the horse and discovered she had been adopted in Nevada in 1998.
The animals were evaluated by veterinarians from Sagehills Veterinary Clinic in Othello, and the donkey is still undergoing treatment.
The donkey does not seem to be as old as the horse, Grant said.
One of the dogs and the cat were in good health, she said. The other dog is undergoing treatment.
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