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<\/p>\nThe pictures are heartbreaking, showing another sad case of someone charged with starving a horse to death in the Tampa Bay area.<\/p>\n
The photo pretty much sums up what happened to the horse named “Mary.”<\/p>\n
This is the latest in what seems like a string of neglected and starved horses in the Bay area in recent months.<\/p>\n
This time, it was a horse in Floral City in Citrus County.<\/p>\n
The pictures aren’t easy to look at, but this was the condition a Citrus County deputy found the horse in on Thursday. The little Arabian horse named Mary was too far gone and had to be euthanized.<\/p>\n
The woman who owned her says she tried different feeds but couldn’t keep weight on the horse.<\/p>\n
But neighbors told the deputy they offered to help, to allow the owner to let the horse graze in their overgrown pasture — and were turned down.<\/p>\n
One neighbor says she saw the horse eating bark off a tree.<\/p>\n
A woman who identified herself as the original owner says she offered many times to take the horse back and treat her for whatever might be the problem, and the n<\/p>\n
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ew owner refused.<\/p>\n
That owner is Tammi Kampman, who is charged with one count of misdemeanor animal cruelty. Her bond was set at $500.<\/p>\n
We asked experts how much it costs to feed and care for a horse.<\/p>\n
They tell us it depends on different factors like the size and breed of the horse.<\/p>\n
We spoke with the head of RVR Horse Rescue in Riverview. Shawn Jayroe says the cost of hay has gone up dramatically. Her hay is running around $18 a bale, and the average horse eats a bale a week, minimum.<\/p>\n
Then there’s grain: some horses need it, some don’t. But Jayroe says it costs about $200 a month for feed.<\/p>\n
Owning a horse comes with the costs of the farrier to care for their hooves, and there’s also the expense with dental care and vaccinations.<\/p>\n
If you have fallen on hard times and can’t take care of your horse, there is help available. R-v-r rescue has launched what they call the CLEAR campaign: Care, Learn, Educate, Act and Rescue.<\/p>\n
They want to help educate the public and to intervene before things get so bad that it’s too late for horses like Mary.<\/p>\n
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