WAYNESBORO An Afton man who saw 39 sickly horses and two donkeys carted away from his Waynesboro farm last week lost his rights to own the animals Friday during a petition hearing in Waynesboro General District Court. Garrett, 53, was arrested March 10 on one charge of misdemeanor animal cruelty after allegedly selling an emaciated horse to a buyer. A second animal, a pony, seized from Garrett’s farm died earlier this week, and Garrett acknowledged in court Friday that inadequate care was the culprit, according to David Ledbetter, a Waynesboro assistant prosecutor. According to an affidavit to a search warrant, authorities launched an investigation targeting Garrett when the woman who bought the horse called police. The woman told police that Garrett informed her that the horse had been down for three days and had not been eating well. Police described Garrett as a buyer, seller and breeder of horses. read more
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