15-year-old pregnant horse fatally shot after escaping NY pasture; investigation underway

Victoria E. Freile, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. − Officials in upstate New York are investigating the death of a pregnant horse that had escaped and was later found shot.

The Humane Society of Greater Rochester at Lollypop Farm says a 15-year-old mare had gotten loose from pastures in Clarkson, roughly 65 miles northeast of Buffalo, and was found with a gunshot wound to her shoulder.

The gunshot shattered her shoulder and both the mare − an American Quarter horse − and her unborn colt both suffered before they died, the agency said in a news release.

The family that owned the horse is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for the horse's death.

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A pregnant 15-year-old horse died after she was shot in the shoulder in Clarkson
A pregnant 15-year-old horse died after she was shot in the shoulder in Clarkson

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Lollypop's animal cruelty hotline at (585) 223-6500 or CrimeStoppers at (585) 423-9300.

This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Pregnant horse shot and killed after escaping in Clarkson, New York