An Alberta woman is facing animal cruelty charges after RCMP investigated reports of starving horses on her property west of Edmonton.
Evansburg RCMP began investigating after receiving reports of starving horses on a rural property in Parkland County.
Patricia Lynn Moore, 48, is charged with three counts of permitting or causing unnecessary pain, suffering or injury to animals. She was arrested on her property on Jan. 4.
Moore was released on bail and is scheduled to appear in Evansburg provincial court on Jan. 14.
RCMP released no further information about the case.
Moore previously faced trial on animal cruelty charges in 2010.
She was charged with four counts of allowing animals to be in distress and four counts of failing to ensure animals have adequate food and water. The charges were related to the seizure of horses, rabbits and dogs from a farm near Carrot Creek.
Court heard one mare on the property had a fist-sized hole between her eyes, and some animal cages were so full of feces they were difficult to open.