UPDATE: Sheriff's Office releases video of deputies seizing horses.
Original story
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant today and seized three horses from an owner in Buckeye.
Detectives with the Animal Crimes Unit, along with members of the M.A.S.H. Unit, seized three horses “showing obvious signs of neglect and lack of care,” according to a prepared statement from the sheriff’s office.
Pictures show very thin horses, some of which also had hooves that were in need of trimming.
The sheriff’s office said the animals were transported to receive “the proper medical attention and care they need.”
“We seize them and take them to our M.A.S.H. unit, where they are cared for [and] receive veterinary care while the case is adjudicated through the courts,” stated Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan, answering a post on social media.
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