The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a horse being stolen off a ranch in Fort Pierce on Friday.
WPTV has spoken with two other people in Okeechobee County, who had a similar story about their horses being stolen over the last two weeks.
Photos show the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating those cases, but it’s unclear if any of the cases are related as of Friday night.
Melanie MacGregor said her horse, Okie, is like another family member. She said she woke up and found the horse missing, then saw security footage showing a car with a trailer entering the property early in the morning and then leaving.
MacGregor believed Okie was in the trailer and called law enforcement.
WPTV“I don’t know where he is,” she told WPTV’s Ethan Stein. “I don’t know if he’s okay. I don’t know if he’s being sold for money or being slaughtered.”
She said her five daughters have been crying nonstop over the stolen horse.