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By James Peters

Horses Killed

17 feral horses found shot to death near Walhachin

Mar 14, 2023 | 4:30 PM

WALHACHIN, B.C. — It’s an act B.C. RCMP’s Livestock Section is calling “disheartening.” Police are investigating a mass killing of feral horses near Cache Creek.

In a news release, RCMP say the horses were killed on Crown land north of Walhachin. On Friday (Mar. 10), investigators were led to a location where they found 17 horses that had recently been shot.

Police believe the horses came from a feral herd that frequents the area. The herd has cultural significance to the nearby Skeetchestn First Nation.

RCMP investigators from the force’s Forensic Identification Section were joined by a Livestock Investigator and a veterinarian in probing the scene.

Investigators are still trying to determine a motive for the killings. Anyone with further information is asked to contact Cpl. Cory Lepine of the RCMP Livestock Section by calling (250) 299-7462 or emailing Lepine at cory.lepine@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

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