Redding Horse Owner Accused of Animal Cruelty Faced Judge

A Redding woman accused of neglecting two horses lost her appeal Monday when she faced a judge in Danbury Superior Court after her emaciated horses were seized from her property, according to the CT Post.

Lisa Lind-Larsen, 75, was charged with two counts of animal cruelty in the July 10 seizure of two Mustangs by State Animal Control Officers from the Department of Agriculture. The seizure was prompted by information and photographs provided to the Department of Agriculture by a visitor to Larsen’s property.

The horses — Chinook and Cheyenne — have been in state custody since the seizure at the Department of Agriculture’s Large Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Facility in Niantic.

The Mustangs were living in unsanitary stalls lined with several inches of manure, unclean water and were extremely underweight, with their ribs, hip bones, and spinal bones prominent. They also were in need of immediate veterinary and dental care. They have since recovered due to a state rehabilitation program. Click here to read more about the program.

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