RANDOLPH COUNTY, Ind. — The Randolph County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the neglect of several horses in Union City.
Animal control officers say they went to an address on North Street on Nov. 15 and found four adult horses, a pony and a mini pony in a pasture with no food and a low hanging electrical line.
Police say they could see the ribs and hip bones of the animals.
Animal control officers obtained a search warrant the next day and seized the animals.
The horses were taken to an animal hospital in Winchester where veterinarians found them to be severely emaciated.
Animal control officers notified the State Board of Animal Health who also found the horses to be extremely unhealthy.
The Randolph County Prosecutor’s Office has charged the owner of the horses, Samantha J. Boyd, with cruelty to an animal.
