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Indy, one of 77 neglected animals rescued from Fyre Branch Rescue in Laurel Hill, is recovering with his new adopted family.

Close A huge-scale animal rescue taking in 77 overlooked animals was done by two local animal welfare organizations. Panhandle Animal Welfare Society and the Alaqua Animal Refuge volunteers explained that animals were settling in unhealthy conditions. A staff over the past two days said they have noticed incredible progress, mainly from the 11 horses they are now lodging. Mindy Moriarty an Alaqua's medical manager says, "The behavior has reversed on all of them, coming up to you with brighter eyes." On February 12 the manager took part in the rescue. "The quality of hay that was refrained th...

The majority of the animals were turned over to Alaqua Animal Refuge in Freeport, though the release said PAWS itself had taken custody of the pigs. The owner of Fyre Branch Rescue goes by different aliases but is known in Okaloosa County jail and court records as Shandi LeBron. LeBron's address is listed as 8345 Davis Road, Laurel Hill, which records show to be a 36-acre parcel. Officials confirmed the Davis Road address was the location from which the animals were rescued. PAWS animal control officer Katie Healey, who is investigating the Laurel Hill neglect case, had confirmed that Sh...