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Twenty-nine horses appear to have starved to death on Alberta ranch:

Alberta SPCA seizes 100 more after animals found without basic necessities.

Over 100 horses have been rescued from a ranch north-east of Edmonton, after 29 more were found dead on the same farm. The property, owned by Hinz-Schleuter Arabians, had been previously been ordered by the Alberta SPCA in 2004 to improve the conditions. When SPCA officers finally moved in to confiscate the animals, they discovered a horrific scene: Dead horses strewn throughout the ranch, a barn filled ankle deep in feces, and no food or water available for the horses who could still stand.

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This is not the first time horses or live stock have been found this way, what should be done about it? Let us know your thoughts in the Alberta ranch horse deaths blog.

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