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Care costs for 42 horses seized in B.C. now exceeds $70,000

SPCA seeks support to help care for the animals
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You could see their ribs through an unshed winter coat. Their backs had dropped due to weight loss and poor muscle tone. Their teeth and hooves were uncared for making it difficult to move and eat what little food they had access to.

The BC SPCA is reaching out to animal lovers across the province to help with care costs for 42 neglected horses who were seized from a property near Vernon in March. Veterinary, boarding and other costs for the horses have now exceeded $70,000.

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鈥淭he 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,鈥 says Marcie Moriarty, chief prevention and enforcement officer for the BC SPCA. She notes that some of the horses have already been adopted, while others are still in SPCA custody.

鈥淭here 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,鈥 says Moriarty.

In addition to suffering from malnutrition, many of the horses required veterinary treatment for serious dental and hoof problems. 鈥淚t has been challenging to provide the necessary treatment for these horses because many of them are very timid and fearful of human handling,鈥 says Moriarty. 鈥淭hey鈥檝e had to be sedated during treatments, which adds significantly to the veterinary and farrier costs.鈥

Your help is urgently needed - please visit to donate. To learn more about adopting a horse from the BC SPCA, please contact rescues@spca.bc.ca.

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The SPCA has been caring for 42 horses seized since March as the matter remains before the courts. (SPCA image)
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