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Deputies: More than 400 animals found mistreated; multiple people charged
By Anisa Snipes
LAURENS, South Carolina (WHNS) The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office said after checking on the conditions of animals at a home in Gray Court July 16, hundreds of animals were seized by animal control.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, animal control went to Hope Road to check on the condition of the horses around 2 p.m. When they got there, deputies saw multiple malnourished horses and several with severely overgrown hooves and teeth in poor condition.
In total, deputies said more than 400 animals were found on the property, including 12 horses, 30 dogs, approximately 356 chickens, 4 hogs, 3 piglets and 8 rabbits. The hogs were underweight, many roosters were tethered to the ground by leashes and almost all of the animals had no access to water.
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