Monroe woman gets year in jail for animal cruelty
By Diana Hefley, Herald Writer
Published Nov 4 2008
MONROE — Many of the starving horses died thrashing on the ground as they tried to stand. Some were covered with lice and fungus. One Appaloosa had nothing in her stomach but air when she collapsed and died.
Five horses starved to death. Six others were severely malnourished and continue to have health problems. Prosecutors and animal control authorities called the mistreatment in the Monroe pasture one of the worst cases of animal cruelty in Snohomish County. Read the full article at HeraldNet.com.
