Funds needed to support horses involved in cruelty investigation

The BC SPCA has issued an urgent call for donations after care for a group of horses seized as part of an animal cruelty investigation near Vernon has now exceeded $70,000.

“The animals have been in a legal dispute up until this point, but they are now legally in our care and we would like to ensure their treatment is completed as soon as possible so that we can find them all loving homes,” said Marcie Moriarty, chief prevention and enforcement officer for the BC SPCA.

She added that some of the horses have already been adopted, while others are still in SPCA custody awaiting medical care.

“There have also been nine foals born from mares who were pregnant at the time of the seizure and we are doing pregnancy testing on five more this week, so there may be additional horses who require ongoing care,” she said.