HARRISBURG, IL (WSIL) Saline County authorities took a dozen horses from a farm in Harrisburg.
Sheriff Whipper Johnson says they said they were being mistreated. Sheriff Johnson says the owner of those horses, James Kevin Griffith, failed to give them enough food or water.
The sheriff's office says that Griffith had been previously cited by the Illinois Department of Agriculture for failing to provide enough food, water, and other care. They say that Griffith failed to remedy the violations, and that the 12 horses were immediately seized after a dead foal was found on his property.
Since the animals were seized, the sheriff's office says another foal was born, resulting in a total of 13 horses forfeited. They say two more foals are expected to be born within the week.
The horses are now being cared for at a local facility, and the sheriff's office says it's working to find them a new home.
