Sheriff s Office seizes dozens of horses in animal neglect investigation
Sheriff s Office seizes 57 horses in animal neglect investigation
By: Eric Jochim
and last updated 2021-06-01 21:56:59-04
HELENA â The Lewis & Clark County Sheriff s Office seized 57 horses as part of an investigation of an animal neglect case.
Sheriff Leo Dutton characterized the neglect as moderate to severe.
The Sheriff s Office served a warrant and begin moving the animals on Tuesday morning to the Lewis & Clark Fairgrounds in Helena.
Authorities have not yet disclosed where the horses were taken from, but said more than a dozen were already being held at the fairgrounds.
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