Animal Abuse Investigation

by Jessica Taloney

Published: Mon, January 05, 2009 - 6:37 pm CST Last Updated: Mon, January 05, 2009 - 6:41 pm CST

A pair of severely malnourished horses are at the center of an animal abuse investigation in Washington County.

Sheriff's deputies began investigating the case Monday after a News Five viewer took several pictures of the animals on a private road off Highway 17 north of Chatom.

News Five went to the property where the horses were last seen, but both were gone. Robert Scarborough, who owns the land, says the animals were sold last week, but he doesn't know who bought them. Scarborough insists the animals were not neglected.

"I've been feeding them, but that don't fatten them," says Scarborough, who claims the horses were ill with worms.

Washington County Chief Deputy Terry Beasley, says investigators will look for the missing animals. Anyone with information should call the Washington County Sheriff's Department.

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rosepetal Says:

Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 11:18 am

mdavis08, wonder if they ever found the horses

mdavis08 Says:

Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 11:10 am

i think all people who have animals that have forgot about them or just dont care about them should all have to go through what the animals have been through so they can see what its like to be starved and tortured… i can say that i have had a animal that i rescued and she has made me a better horse than any of my other ones she has always had the willing to learn and always following people around just cause she loves the attention of people who care about her!!

FastFred Says:

Mon, Feb 02, 2009 at 6:53 pm

I just can’t imagine some one neglecting a Animal that is solely dependent on a Human for it’s total care.Just shows what kind of people our society is made up of,than again we have the same kind of “scum"abusing children.

KxVicious Says:

Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 10:33 am

Ok. Good. It was horrible to think about.

mobileguy48 Says:

Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 10:26 am

Awww… you know I didn’t really eat it KxVicious.

KxVicious Says:

Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 9:27 am

I never needed to know that, MobileGuy48.
That really makes me sad. Don’t talk about it ever again.

mobileguy48 Says:

Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 7:15 am

People eat horse meat in Europe. It’s delicious!

BamaBob Says:

Tue, Jan 06, 2009 at 7:14 pm

Those poor horses are probably in a glue pot or a can of dog food by now.

KxVicious Says:

Tue, Jan 06, 2009 at 7:11 pm

Well horses don’t look as skinny when their protruding bones are covered with a saddle and saddle pad.

Sony Says:

Tue, Jan 06, 2009 at 4:03 pm

Well,like I told someone today,those horses could have been in the back and I might not have seen those that looked starved but the ones that his grandkids ride by my house DOES NOT look that way.We just seen them a couple of days ago and the horses we seen that live there where you can see from the road were very healthy.I was saying any that we have ever seen from the road and by our house did not look that way.