Seventeen horses have been mysteriously slaughtered and butchered in Miami-Dade since January. The SPCA suspects the Florida horse killings are feeding a black market for horse meat. There is a reward being offered for information.
Seventeen horses have been mysteriously slaughtered and butchered in Miami-Dade since January. The SPCA suspects the killings are feeding a black market for horse meat. There is a reward being offered for information.
Miami Herald Staff
Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers is now offering a $3,000 reward in the case.
Earlier this month, the Humane Society of the United States announced a separate $5,000 reward through the organization.
In addition, www.sunsentinel.com reported Wednesday that Chris Chiari, a candidate for a Broward seat in the Florida House, contributed $2,000 to the reward fund.
Since January, 17 horses in Miami-Dade and two in Broward have been found killed and butchered, most of them in rural areas. Police and animal-rights advocates think that people might be killing the horses to sell the meat on the black market.
Detectives asked anyone with information to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.