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Bismarck woman faces child neglect charge

May 14, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK A Bismarck woman faces a felony child neglect charge after authorities who responded to a report of smoke in her apartment say they found four children home alone. Continue Reading

Senate passes animal cruelty bill; House to take it up

April 23, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK A bill to beef up penalties for people who harm animals has one last hurdle before it is sent to Gov. Jack Dalrymple for his signature. Continue Reading

Neglected horses set to arrive in Hawley, Minn.

February 13, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS Between 20 and 30 of the horses rescued recently from neglect on two North Dakota ranches are set to arrive at a Hawley, Minn., facility on Saturday, where they will be adopted by horse owners, trainers and others outraged by the conditions they were left in. Continue Reading

Officials want horses put up for adoption

February 7, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK (AP) Officials in Burleigh and Morton counties who seized 157 horses from a New Salem man because of alleged neglect are asking a judge to order the animals put up for adoption. Continue Reading

Cases of horse neglect, cruelty rise due to economy, slaughtering ban

October 30, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

From the Twin Cities to Tower, the northeast Minnesota community where four horses were found dead on a dilapidated farm in March, horses have fallen victim to changing economics and rural demographics. Continue Reading

Sick, neglected horses rescued

October 28, 2011 in Worthington Daily Globe

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Eighteen sick and neglected horses have been rescued from an 8-acre property in Iowa’s Guthrie County. Continue Reading