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By Ashley Legassic

ANIMAL CRUELTY

BC SPCA seizes dozens of farm animals from Interior property

Mar 24, 2020 | 2:11 PM

B.C. INTERIOR — The BC SPCA has seized a number of animals from a property in the B.C. Interior as part of a cruelty investigation.

The organization says on its website that just as the COVID-19 pandemic began unfolding, 46 miniature horses, four goats, six cattle, five llamas and two emus were removed from a property.

No specific location of the property was disclosed.

“The horses particularly were in devastating condition; horrifically overgrown hooves, caked in mud, riddled with lice and worms… and 20 of the mares were pregnant,” the BC SPCA says.

The horses range in age from one year to more than 20 years old. According to the organization, the horses were badly matted, caked in mud, and suffering from malnutrition, limb and hoof issues.

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Permanent homes will be sought for the animals, and you can find more information here.