Second person charged after horses found starving west of Edmonton
Posted Jan 7, 2019 2:10 pm.
Last Updated Jan 7, 2019 2:16 pm.
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PARKLAND COUNTY (660 NEWS) — A second person is now facing charges in relation to a case of starving horses found on a rural property in Parkland County, west of Edmonton.
Fifty-year-old Ross Andrew Atkinson is facing three counts of permitting and/or causing unnecessary pain, suffering, or injury to animals.
Forty-eight-year-old Patricia Lynn Moore of Parkland County was arrested and charged earlier this month.
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According to RCMP, both Atikinson and Moore have been released on bail until their next court appearance in Evansburg on January 14.
CityNews reached out to Moore for comment and she said the SPCA went to her property and “found no concerns, feed was available and adequate, horses were seen drinking from automatic waters” and the next day the RCMP had come up with charges and arrested her.
“Not emaciated, starved, neglected horses, but horses with access to food, water, shelter, and love,” she said.
She also said she will let her evidence speak for itself in court.
The acreage is located about 90 kilometres west of Edmonton.
