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Thirteen horses slashed at Arizona dude ranch
By Associated Press, 8/2/2003 10:45
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Authorities suspect animal cruelty after discovering neck gashes on 13 horses at the same dude ranch over the past five weeks.
The most recent injured horse at the Tanque Verde Guest Ranch was discovered on Friday, suffering from a three-inch long gash to its neck. It is expected to recover.
The other horses have rebounded from their injuries, but the cuts were close to the horses' jugular veins and could have been fatal, said Pima County Sheriff's Detective John Mawhinney, a member of the Animal Cruelty Task Force of Southern Arizona.
The injuries jagged wounds ranging from one inch to four inches long have occurred randomly at night since the first week in July, Mawhinney said.
Investigators have no suspects in the slashings.
Ranch owner Bob Cote was on vacation and could not be reached for comment by the Arizona Daily Star. A ranch manager refused to comment.
Investigators will inspect the horse corrals to determine if any sharp objects could have caused the injuries, Mawhinney said.
''Horses do their own thing,'' he said. ''Having 13 of them do the same thing in a similar manner is highly unlikely.''
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Thirteen horses slashed at Arizona dude ranch
By Associated Press, 8/2/2003 10:45
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Authorities suspect animal cruelty after discovering neck gashes on 13 horses at the same dude ranch over the past five weeks.
The most recent injured horse at the Tanque Verde Guest Ranch was discovered on Friday, suffering from a three-inch long gash to its neck. It is expected to recover.
The other horses have rebounded from their injuries, but the cuts were close to the horses' jugular veins and could have been fatal, said Pima County Sheriff's Detective John Mawhinney, a member of the Animal Cruelty Task Force of Southern Arizona.
The injuries jagged wounds ranging from one inch to four inches long have occurred randomly at night since the first week in July, Mawhinney said.
Investigators have no suspects in the slashings.
Ranch owner Bob Cote was on vacation and could not be reached for comment by the Arizona Daily Star. A ranch manager refused to comment.
Investigators will inspect the horse corrals to determine if any sharp objects could have caused the injuries, Mawhinney said.
''Horses do their own thing,'' he said. ''Having 13 of them do the same thing in a similar manner is highly unlikely.''
() I didn't even know about what happened there. That is really sad 
to innocent beatuiful creatures.
