The state Agriculture Department is saying it has found nine “extremely emaciated” horses at a Jonesboro farm.
A department spokesman said two dead horses were found on the farm yesterday.
Officials found the farm Tuesday. They had received numerous calls about skinny horses at the farm. It belongs to Dr. Phillip Breaton. Inspectors returned to the farm with a veterinarian a day later.
The horses have been moved to state stables in Newton County. A spokesman for the Agriculture Department says they are expected to recover.
Ten other horses were left on the property. They were considered to be in better condition than the others. Officials left written instructions on how to care for them.
(AP)
