Two law enforcement officials and a handful of volunteers gathered up rope, halters and grain Thursday to corral 10 horses that authorities say were neglected and living wild south of Concrete.
While eight of the horses ran circles around an open field, the group pieced together a temporary pen with portable fencing and broken barriers already on the property. They piled up halters, lead ropes, buckets of grain and even a bag of apples.
Animal Control Officer Emily Diaz came to the property on Concrete-Sauk Road about 16 miles southeast of Concrete to seize all 10 horses from their owner. Diaz said the owner could face at least one count of second-degree animal cruelty. The property owner, shown in Skagit County records to have a Seattle address, was not present Thursday afternoon.
The horses were being taken to a horse rescue facility on Camano Island and may eventually be put up for adoption.
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Horses seized
Frank Varga
Skagit County animal control officer Emily Diaz tries to calm βStar,β a horse in poor health that was seized by authorities Thursday near Concrete.
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