Two owners of an Ogdenburg horse rescue operation have been charged with twenty-two counts of animal neglect for not providing food and water to the horses, donkeys, ponies, sheep, and goats at their rented property where they maintain their Last Chance Corral.
Founded to take in animals to keep them from dying of malnutrition or being sent to slaughter, the owners claim they are innocent and the charges should be dismissed.
The veterinarian in the case says that two-thirds of the animals are underweight and that they lack both food and water.
The animals which have been taken from the property are being cared for by local rescue facilities.