On June 10, in Tarn-et-Garonne, the gendarmerie and the Les 3 Dindes refuge intervened to save 6 neglected and injured horses, victims of mistreatment at the hands of a farrier. This intervention followed a report received by the association on May 23 about a foal found without water or food, near its dead mother. Taken care of, the 6 horses are now safe and cared for.
Shortly before this rescue, the association The 3 Turkeysa refuge from Tarn-et-Garonne welcoming “ farm animals seized for mistreatment, wandering, abandoned, survivors of clandestine breeding or resulting from animal experimentation… without distinction of speciess”, had received a report concerning a foal found near its dead mother, without water or food.
Weakened and injured animals
This report initially led the gendarmerie to intervene with a farrier, with whom they discovered 14 horses, 4 of which were still there when the association The 3 Turkeys moved on June 10. The horses, weakened, emaciated and injured, were visibly neglected and mistreated by their owner. Among them were 2 mares, two horses and the foal mentioned by the witness.
Veterinary care
The 4 animals were immediately seized and entrusted to a veterinarian and a farrier for treatment. Subsequently, the 2 mares were taken care of by a partner shelter and the 2 males taken to an equestrian structure in the Tarn. A few days later, 2 additional horses were rescued thanks to the gendarmerie. One of them, baptized Babouchehad been seriously injured by one of his peers. He is hospitalized in a veterinary clinic and is in stable condition, the media said. Actu.fr. “ In Babouche's meadow there was also a tree whose owner no longer even knew the name. A detail that says a lot about the consideration given to him” explained a publication from the shelter, published on June 19, about the second horse. “ When he arrived, he had scabs all over his white areas. After a veterinary examination, it turned out that it was simply burns caused by the sun. » First name Featherhe is currently under judicial requisition and his owner is firmly opposed to his castration.
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