Neglected Horses Rescued in Indiana

By Kevin Robinson in News on Apr 13, 2010 4:40PM

CBS 2 is reporting that five badly neglected horses have been rescued by authorities in Lowell, Indiana. Investigators say that the difficult economy contributed to the neglect of the equines, but that their owners were capable of caring for them but didn't.

Lake County, IN Animal Control Director Matthew Lubarski told CBS 2 that the horses were given to the family they were rescued from by their original owner when he could no longer care for them. But when he became concerned about the quality of care they were receiving, he called the authorities. When neighbors called called Animal Control to report a dead horse that had been dragged into a nearby field, the authorities had enough to get a search warrant. Lake County Sheriff's Detective Michelle Weaver told CBS2 that animal-cruelty-by-neglect charges are expected to be handed down today. Meanwhile, the horses, which were living next to a chicken coop littered with dead birds, are now staying with Krylesa Sadowski, a horse breeder, trainer and rescuer. She believes they can be rehabilitated.