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(KAIR) -- The Atchison County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating an animal cruelty case which involves the alleged mistreatment of horses.
Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie says this stems from an incident where they found one stray horse dead in another rural Atchison resident’s pool.
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No charges have yet to be made at this time but, Laurie adds that the horses found were apparently malnourished.
Doctor Steve Walz, with Westside Veternary Hospital in Atchison says while his clinic hasn’t treated neglected horses recently, the problem first sprung up with the recession in 2008.
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More specific details on the case are being withheld at the time, as the case has been presented to the County Attorney for review.
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