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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Charges Filed For Horse Farm Neglect

CENTERVILLE, Md. - Animal cruelty charges have been filed in one of the largest cases of animal neglect in Maryland history.

The Queen Anne's County State's Attorney, Lance Richardson has filed 34 counts of animal cruelty charges against Marsha Parkinson, owner of Canterbury Farms, an illegal horse breeding farm.

Parkinson is scheduled in Queen Anne's County court for a trial on July 27.

In late April, animal control seized 140 horses from Parkinson's from the Centerville farm because they had signs of severe neglect.

Of the 140 horses only a few were found to be at a sufficient body condition, the rest were all lacking the "Minimum Standards of Care" under Maryland state law.

Many of the horses were under 5. It is anticipated that more than 100 animal cruelty charges will be filed against... ...

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Asses. Roll em in horse shit.