Carroll County Woman Accused Of Neglecting Dozens Of Horses, Faces More Than 64 Counts Of Animal Cruelty Charges – CBS Baltimore
MARRIOTTSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A Carroll County girl faces greater than 64 counts of animal cruelty fees. Nichole Reinke is accused of neglecting dozens of horses.
County officers imagine she “deliberately uncared for and abused the equines as described above.”
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What has been described within the assertion of possible trigger, paints an image of an ongoing drawback at Misty Manor Farm in Marriottsville. In keeping with the court docket paperwork, some animals had been in such unhealthy form, they needed to be euthanized.
Court docket data say some horses had low Physique Situation Scores which is usually a sign of poor vitamin “that results in hunger.”
Some issues included sores within the mouth of a feminine horse, one other animal had “…a doubtlessly pre-cancerous development on her proper eyelid”. The data indicated a number of animals offered with “rain rot,” which is a extreme pores and skin an infection.
“I used to be most likely 15 or 16 after I actually began reporting them,” stated Donnalyn Stipe who stated she began using on the facility from a younger age. Stipe stated she began reporting the farm to animal management years in the past.
” I seen there was an absence of veterinary care and lack of correct feed, hay, they didn’t have any grass to graze on, the weeds had been waist excessive,” stated Stipe.
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Former staff shared some pictures with WJZ. They depicted horses with cuts, severe pores and skin issues and animals with rib cages exhibiting.
Katrina Tischer-Brown labored on the farm years in the past, she took in one of many horses that had been blind.
“As you’ll be able to see he was not previous, which was an excuse that was given for why he was so skinny,” says Tischer-Brown. “They stated he was previous. As you’ll be able to see, he’s now older and he’s in my pasture and he’s fats and he’s glad.”
In keeping with court docket data, Reinke was the beneficiary of a belief. She reportedly took over the farm when her mom died.
WJZ referred to as the farm in an try to get a remark from Reinke however acquired no reply. WJZ additionally contacted her lawyer’s workplace and a member within the workplace stated there shall be no touch upon the case which is ongoing.
Reinke was charged in early October after an prolonged investigation that appeared to have begun in 2020. Reinke is anticipated to have a standing listening to in Carroll County Circuit court docket on Dec. 22.
“I feel deep down they did have good intentions to start with,” stated Stipe. “I’m not attempting to harm anyone in any respect. I do that for the animals, that is the one cause I do it as a result of I can’t stand by and let horses drop lifeless.”
