From the KSDK website, http://www.ksdk.com/ ......
KSDK -- The Gasconade County Sheriff's Department and Humane Society of Missouri Animal Cruelty Task Force rescued 13 horses in poor condition from a property near Rosebud, Missouri on Tuesday.
The horses appeared to be severely underweight had no access to fresh water, according to a Humane Society spokesperson. Twelve dead horses were also found on the property.
The sheriff's department received an anonymous phone call on Monday informing them of the dead horses. A warrant was obtained on Tuesday allowing authorities to remove the animals from the property.
The rescued horses will be brought to the Humane Society of Missouri's Longmeadow Rescue Ranch in Union, Missouri. They will remain there until a disposition hearing on February 10. If the HSMO is granted custody of the horses, as many of them as possible will go up for adoption.
Rosebud, Missouri is located approximately 70 miles southwest of St. Louis. Rosebud is in the Southern District of Gasconade County near Owensville.
For more information on the Humane Society of Missouri or to make a donation, visit http://www.hsmo.org or call 314-951-1542. To report animal abuse to the HSMO, dial 314-647-4400.
Picture submitted via camera phone by NewsChannel 5 photo journalist Tony Chambers
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Jimmy's comments ...... This is absolutely disgusting! I heard about this in the coffee shop early this morning! Folks, if you can't properly care for your pets and animals, then give them up! Find someone who can and will! We will be running a follow-up story on the Rosebud horses just as soon as I can get down there and investigate! I'm sure that HermannAdvertiserCourier.com, CountyNewsLIVE.com and HermannNews.com are all way ahead of me on this BREAKING NEWS! Go to their websites for up to the minute reporting.
Jimmy Oldsun
Night Desk Reporter
HermannHearsay.blogspot.com
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