Kentucky Horse Abuser Fined $500 and Banned From Owning Animals for Two Years

July 2004

In Dawson Springs, Kentucky, a defendant in a horse-starvation case, which only went to court after law enforcement was pressured by PETA, plea-bargained, pleaded guilty, and was fined $500 and prohibited from owning animals for two years.

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Ingrid E. Newkirk

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