State nurses horses back to health, makes them available for adoption
Hartford, Connecticut (WFSB) Several rescued horses, no longer malnourished and neglected, are available for adoption, according to Connecticut’s attorney general.
Attorney General William Tong and Agriculture Commissioner Bryan P. Hurlburt announced on Thursday that the state secured custody of eight horses seized from Laurel Ledge Farm in Oakdale. After extensive medical care and rehabilitation at the state’s Second Chance Large Animal Rehabilitation Program in Niantic, Tong and Hurlburt said the horses were healthy enough to be adopted.
Tong’s office, acting on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, said it moved for permanent custody of the neglected horses last month. Their owner, Michelle R. Wilson, agreed to relinquish custody.
Several horses seized from a Montville farm after being found severely neglected in September are now healthy and available for adoption, according to Attorney.
The horses when found were reportedly severely underweight and suffered many other health problems
Credit: Office of the Attorney General
AG Tong moves for state custody of neglected horses seized from far in Oakdale Author: FOX61 Staff Updated: 10:47 AM EST February 18, 2021
MONTVILLE, Conn. Connecticut has secured custody of eight neglected horses and they will be up for public adoption, according to Attorney General William Tong.
On January 19, Tong had moved for the state to gain custody of the neglected horses that were seized from Laurel Ledge Farms in Oakdale.
Following a Montville Animal Control complaint, the state Department of Agriculture’s Animal Control Unit found the horses at the farm.
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