GRIMES COUNTY – A Grimes County woman gave up 100 miniature horses and 46 dogs Wednesday because she couldn’t afford to care for them in the struggling economy.
The animals are being taken to the Houston SPCA. All will undergo a medical and behavioral evaluation before they can be put up for adoption.
The miniature horses are thin and have not received proper hoof care, according to the SPCA. The organization is requesting the help of volunteer equine veterinarians and farriers to treat the horses. They also need donations of miniature horse halters and lead ropes.
Horses are expensive to keep and the plunging economy is taking its toll on horse owners. According to Horseman Magazine, the average cost of caring for a horse is five times the amount of caring for a dog. Sadly, many horses—locally and nationally—are being abandoned and slowly left to starve to death.
