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Goal: Punish woman who reportedly skipped out on trial after alleged animal neglect.
In the fall of 2020, authorities discovered seemingly severely undernourished horses and dogs at a Pennsylvania property. The owner of the property, Joanna Fleming, faced felony and misdemeanor cruelty charges along with unrelated charges for theft and fraud. She was recently due in court to face these allegations. Instead of taking responsibility and defending herself, this woman apparently chose to skip out on court and potential punishment instead.
As reported in this
ForceChange petition, three horses were said to be in particularly bad shape, reportedly afflicted with rain rot and overgrown hooves in addition to the alleged malnourishment. Tragically, a horse just days old was euthanized because he had developed sepsis from deeply infected wounds.