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Wild horses found dead in Ore. forest now total 6

The Columbian
Published: April 8, 2011, 12:00am

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (AP) — Crook County sheriff’s officers say they’ve found three more horses dead in the Ochoco National Forest of central Oregon, bringing the recent total to six.

In mid-March, a deputy found three wild horses — two stallions and a pregnant mare — shot and killed. The mare was with her unharmed yearling foal.

On Friday, the sheriff’s office announced that deputies had found a fourth wild horse fatally shot along a Forest Service road. And they located two other carcasses of horses believed to be wild. Those horses had been dead for some time.

The sheriff’s office is continuing to ask for help from the public to find those responsible.

KTVZ says the Humane Society of the United States is offering a maximum $2,500 reward for information leading to a conviction. The Central Oregon Wild Horse Coalition is offering a $1,000 reward.

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Information from: KTVZ-TV, http://www.ktvz.com/

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