Tuesday, August 26, 2008


Livestock Board criticized for response time
There are more concerns about how long it takes for the New Mexico Livestock Board to respond to calls about alleged animal abuse. Nearly two weeks ago, it took the Livestock Board almost a full day to get to a horse that was starving to death near Los Lunas. The latest case involves a pig with its rear legs tied up on a Santa Fe County road. According to the Santa Fe County Undersheriff, it took the state Livestock Board about three and a half hours to respond to an injured pig Saturday in La Cienega. By the time someone showed up, the pig was dead....

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