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LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A horse was found dead in east Las Vegas after police say video shows a pickup truck pulling the horse.
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Officials with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said the department’s Animal Cruelty Section found a video online on Saturday.
Police say it shows a white single-cab pickup truck pulling a dark-colored horse with white markings.
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Neighbors told police the horse was found dead in front of a residence in the 1300 block of Ringe Lane, near Nellis Boulevard and Washington Avenue.
“My neighbor came over and asked me if my cameras were on and said that he had a deceased horse in front of his driveway and then I was shocked and we came out and he showed me… The hooves were actually worn down from where it was being drug down the road,” said one neighbor who did not want to be identified.
Angel Ibarra has been riding his whole life and rides regularly through the neighborhood.
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“Makes me not want to trust other horse owners. You know, they could be abusing these animals. I mean, they’re they’re loving and like sensitive creatures… the way I see it, they’re no different than people. So whatever would be the the punishment for taking a life should be the same for animals,” Ibarra contended.
Detectives with LVMPD’s Animal Cruelty Section have launched an investigation into this incident.
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Police are now asking for the public’s help to find the owner of the horse and/or the driver(s) of the white single-cab pickup truck.
Anyone with any information about this incident is urged to contact the LVMPD Animal Cruelty Section by phone at 702-828-2907, or by email at [email protected] .
To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555, or on the internet at www.crimestoppersofnv.com
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