The appellant appealed a Decision to Keep (DTK) and applied for the return of 21 thoroughbred horses seized by Animal Welfare Services.
The horses were removed after a veterinarian advised they were in distress due to inadequate nutrition, lack of medical and farrier care, and poor environmental conditions including hazardous fencing and insufficient shelter.
The Animal Care Review Board found that the DTK was necessary to relieve the horses' distress and that returning them would place them back in distress.
The Board dismissed the appeal and the application, concluding the appellant failed to prove the conditions causing the distress had ceased to exist.
