Jamie McMillan-Fontaine

Failure to feed, water and provide adequate sanitation to her horses

Windsor, VT

Feb, 2001

McMillan-Fontaine has been charged with 2 counts of animal cruelty in White River Junction District Court.

Her horses were taken from her farm by animal welfare authorities last year after a neighbor reported that the horses appeared extremely undernourished.

McMillan-Fontaine stated to State police Lt. Vincent Jordan that she had missed some veterinarian appointments and that she had been feeding her horses with a special diet. She protested that her horses would die if given hay to eat.

The State Veterinarian Todd Johnson examined the horses and stated that he believes they were being deprived of adequate food, water and necessary medical attention.

Nina McCoy, former director of the Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society in Woodstock stated, "that these horses were so weak. A pinto mare would just stand there with her head hanging down. She was too weak to move".

The horses are in foster care and will remain there until the case has been completed.

Reference:

The Manchester Union Leader