Highlands Today
Officals Search For Person Who Dumped Horse
Highlands County Animal Control
Anyone who might have information about the incident, or could identify the horse or where it lived or its owner, is asked to call Animal Control at 655-6475.
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Published: April 9, 2008
SEBRING – An old horse that was dumped out of a trailer near Lake Placid is being cared for by Highlands County Animal Control.
Darryl Scott, director of the county agency, has posted the horse's picture on the Animal Control Web site, in the "lost and found" link, in hopes of identifying the person who abandoned the horse.
On March 20, after 10 p.m., a person living on County Road 29 near Lake Placid, called Animal Control and reported that a horse had been abandoned near his residence.
Scott said the caller reported the following:
He heard a truck stop on the road, then heard the sound of a trailer gate opening. Moments later he heard the trailer gate slammed shut, then heard the truck drive off. The resident then saw a horse in his front yard and called Animal Control.
Scott said the horse was in "poor" condition and, from the caller's account, obviously was abandoned in the road.
"I'd like to find out who abandoned that horse," Scott said.
Anyone who might have information about the incident, or could identify the horse or where it lived or its owner, is asked to call Animal Control at 655-6475.
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Posted by ( fishbone ) on April 9, 2008 at 5:26 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
A horse is horse of course of course unless that horse is old of course then its left on the side of the road of course can not believe the story of the horse.I hope they find who responsible for this!!!!!!!
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Posted by ( daisy22loca ) on April 9, 2008 at 6:42 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
LOL Fishbone!
Poor horse, I would have kept him, but that is just me.... Poor thing just not fair.
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