TERREBONNE, Ore. — Two women have pleaded no contest to 10 counts of animal neglect for failing to care for more than 80 horses on a ranch in Terrebone.
The Bulletin reports that 67-year-old Linda Stream and her 42-year-old daughter, Christina Hart, entered the plea Thursday in Deschutes County Circuit Courts after being indicted on 83 charges.
The newspaper says a concerned neighbor tipped authorities to the neglected horses at GreenGate Farms in March after noticing a growth on a horse’s face.
A welfare check found horses with severely overgrown hooves and tooth disease. Two had to be euthanized.
