Brought to the public's attention again during an investigation following a fire, a Los Angeles stable with a troubled history and more than 100 citations alleging animal abuse, drug crimes and illegal faulty consruction, was ordered to have all animals removed by this past weekend.
According to reports more than 130 animals were moved with 20 horses and 13 chickens remaining at the Willowbrook facility located in an unincorporated commercial zone in Los Angeles.
Stable unfit for horses
A June fire killed three horses and a goat at a LA stable where the animals were kept in conditions which were "at the least unsafe, and in the extreme illegal, and inhumane.
The June fire killed three horses and a goat. According to public officials, the animals were kept in conditions which were "at the least unsafe, and in the extreme illegal, and inhumane." After initial complaints, the property was improved, but according to LA supervisor of the district, Mark Ridley-Thomas, the property had again been allowed to "degenerate." He accused the owners of doing the minimum necessary to keep county code enforcement at bay.
Unfortunately for horse owners in the area who board their horses at the stable. it has been an affordable option for them with owners reporting paying $120 a month, which is well below what it would cost to keep their horses at other facilities.
At this point, the owners have agreed to tear down the stables and rebuild them according to county officials and stable workers.