Crime & Safety

'Emaciated' Horse Leads to Animal Cruelty Felony Count

Malnutrition due to neglect was not the only thing that caused a 25-year-old thoroughbred gelding named Rusty to suffer unnecessarily, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office report.

 

In April 2013, HCSO was notified of an abused horse that was previously
acquired from Lynda Jo Vilches who resides at 6113 Ike Smith Road in Plant
City. Detectives initiated an investigation and verified that a 25 year old
thoroughbred named "Rusty" had been neglected.

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