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THEY'RE NOT HORSING AROUND Sheriff’s office takes horses showing signs of neglect BY DAVID KENNARD T
HE MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SERVED A SEARCH warrant on Dec. 16 and seized three horses from an owner in Buckeye. Detectives with the Animal Crimes Unit, along with members of the M.A.S.H. Unit, seized three horses “showing obvious signs of neglect and lack of
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Right: Students arrive at Buckeye Elementary School in downtown Buckeye, one of the original campuses in the Buckeye Elementary School District, which traces its roots to an 1889 one-room schoolhouse built to serve a small farming community. Above: In the school library, students work quietly during the school day, reflecting the district’s continued focus on literacy and classroom learning as enrollment has grown to more than 6,000 students across nine campuses. Below: Buckeye Elementary principal Joshua King points to a historic black-and-white aerial photograph of the campus while discussing the school’s past, offering students and visitors a visual reminder of how the district has evolved alongside the city it serves.
care,” according to a prepared statement from the sheriff’s office. Pictures show very thin horses, some of which also had hooves that were in need of trimming. The sheriff’s office said the animals were transported to receive “the proper medical attention and care they need.” “We seize them and take them to our M.A.S.H. unit, where they are cared for [and] receive veterinary care while the case is adjudicated through the courts,” stated Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan, answering a post on social media.
Top: The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office M.A.S.H. unit seized neglected horses from a home in Buckeye. Above: The sheriff’s office found several horses looking very malnourished and in desperate need of hoof trimming. Left: MCSO took the animals to its M.A.S.H. unit for veterinary care while the case is adjudicated through the courts.
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