Man Charged With Animal Cruelty For Transporting Sick Horse
NEW HOLLAND, Pa. (CBS) -- Authorities say a Rhode Island man has been charged in an animal cruelty case involving a horse.
Officials say the man transported the sick horse from New Jersey to the auction site New Holland Sales Stables.
The injured horse was very thin and blind when dropped off, authorities say.
The horse, named Lily, was later found abandoned and bruised after officials say someone shot her more than 100 times with a paintball gun.
Authorities say Philip S. Price is charged with three counts of animal cruelty, a single count of dealing and handling animals without a license, and a single count of importing animals without an interstate health certificate.
The cruelty charges regard Price's neglect of Lily, the transport of the horse, and her being offered for sale.
The investigation continues into how Lily received hundreds of paint markings on her body.
The horse is being cared for at Penn Vet New Bolton Center in Kennett Square.
