{"id":7919,"date":"2011-08-16T16:55:46","date_gmt":"2011-08-16T21:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=7919"},"modified":"2011-08-16T16:55:46","modified_gmt":"2011-08-16T21:55:46","slug":"nine-horses-die-from-dehydration-on-north-texas-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=7919","title":{"rendered":"Nine horses die from dehydration on North Texas property"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo courtesy Weatherford Democrat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Friday, August 12, Parker County, Texas – Number 40 in a scorching streak of 100-degree days.<\/p>\n

Huge electronic signs along major North Texas highways warn of “Extreme Drought Conditions.” Media outlets remind people to drink plenty of water and be mindful of signs of dehydration.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, on property just outside of Weatherford, the capital of Parker County and self-proclaimed “Cutting Capital of the World,” city officials find eight horses dead and a ninth dying as the result of dehydration.<\/p>\n

Although the horses had access to two automatic water troughs, both were empty and completely dry. A veterinarian estimated that the horses had gone without water for at least eight days, and had been dead for at least two.<\/p>\n

One horse was found on a fence that separated it from a swimming pool, just 30 yards away.<\/p>\n

The Parker County Sheriff’s Department is seeking animal cruelty\/failure to provide charges against Linda Pharis, 54, who was hired to care for the horses. At least one other person faces charges, as well.<\/p>\n

There are unsubstantiated rumors that one of the dead horses is a former National Cutting Horse Association Futurity champion, belonging to the out-of-state owner of all nine horses.<\/p>\n

In July 2009, 40 horses were found under similar circumstances on property in Parker County – 11 were dead, one had to be euthanized, and 29 were treated for dehydration.<\/p>\n

“This is a very serious matter,” Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “Automatic watering wells quit. You have to do more than look from a distance; you have to physically go look.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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