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In most states horses are classified as livestock so there is a 
different standard than there is for dogs, cats, etc. So you should 
check with local animal control.

Truman

David LeBlanc wrote:

> This is something I've been wondering about for a while. There have been
> some people in our area who don't take good care of their horses - no
> farrier, either no worming or not often enough. In one particularly nasty
> case, a young horse had a halter grown into its face and had sores. One day,
> he and his two herd-mates escaped and ended up at our place. We cut the
> halter off, and read the owner the riot act.
>
> Anyway, my question is just how bad does it need to get before the animal
> welfare people will really do something? I know if there are horses dying,
> then they'll do something, but I don't want to call them just to have them
> do nothing. If you're going to upset the applecart with the neighbors, I'd
> be more willing to do it if it meant the horses were rescued. What I don't
> want to see is PO'd neighbors AND the horses still there.
>
>
>
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