“The ASPCA (the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) has found a place for them,” Kerns said. “But it is in Locust Grove. We would like to find a place for the horses that is closer.”

On July 13, PCSO personnel confiscated 14 horses that appeared to be suffering from neglect from the town of Ashland. Then on July 14, they found and confiscated four additional horses.

Some of the horses were tied up to a fence on a two-foot rope, Kerns said. “It was 104 degree temperature outside and they had no shade, no water and no feed.”

After being looked at by a veterinarian, 10 of the first 14 horses confiscated showed neglect, Kerns said.

Because the actual legal ownership of these horses was questionable, Kerns said, Pittsburg County District Attorney Farley Ward is not willing to file animal abuse charges against the man from whom the horses were confiscated.

For more of the story, see Friday’s issue of the McAlester News-Capital.

Anyone interested in housing the 18 horses can contact the Pittsburg County Sheriff’s Office at 918-423-5858.

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