AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hill Country Animal Rescue on Thursday said it rescued five horses after their “elderly owners” died and were not discovered until two weeks later.
The organization said 16 total horses were found on the property, but two had died due to being tied up and unable to drink water. Animal control was unable to house all the surviving horses, so Hill Country Animal Rescue said it took as many as it could safely manage.
The horses that are with Hill Country Animal Rescue are: Jonas, Rune, Marvel (who is pregnant), Groot and Fable.
Hill Country Animal Rescue noted that Groot was in critical condition due to being severely underweight, having teeth that are in poor shape and having an eye injury that requires surgery…