More than 20 Ramona, Calif., horses are under rehabilitative care after being seized from their owner in late July. The seizure comes after nearly a dozen horses were removed from the same property in May.
On July 15, officers from the San Diego County Department of Animal Services noticed that a number of horses were thin and posted a notice for the animals’ owner Lori Patton explaining that the animal’s would be seized if their condition did not improve. Patton protested the seizure, but a hearing officer ruled July 22 that the seizure was justified.
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