
Some of the 18 horses surrendered to the MSPCA shown at the society's Nevins Farm in Methuen as they begin to settle in at the Equine and Farm center for adoption.
Representatives from the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) and the state’s Department of Agricultural Resources on Friday arrive at a farm in Alford that is under investigation for charges of animal cruelty, regarding the living conditions provided to a large number of horses, some of whom are sick and lame. The owners have since surrendered 18 out of 24 horses to the society, which has placed them at its livestock farm in Methuen.
Some of the 18 horses surrendered to the MSPCA shown at the society's Nevins Farm in Methuen as they begin to settle in at the Equine and Farm center for adoption. Many of the surrendered horses from Alford have an undiagnosed and contagious respiratory infection that required the society to quickly reposition scores of farm animals already on the property.
Some of the 18 horses surrendered to the MSPCA shown at the society's Nevins Farm in Methuen as they begin to settle in at the Equine and Farm center for adoption.
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Heather Bellow can be reached at hbellow@berkshireeagle.com or 413-329-6871.
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Heather Bellow, a member of the investigations team, joined The Eagle in 2017. She is based in the South Berkshire County bureau in Great Barrington. Her work has appeared in newspapers across the U.S.
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