EDMONTON

Third person charged in horse neglect case

CTV Edmonton

Alex Antoneshyn CTVNewsEdmonton.ca Journalist

Published Monday, February 4, 2019 5:06PM MST Last Updated Monday, February 4, 2019 5:08PM MST

In January, the Alberta Society of Prevention for Cruelty to Animals helped RCMP remove an unknown number of animals from a property near Evansburg, Alta., which was the focus of an animal-cruelty investigation.

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A third person is facing over two dozen charges related to an animal abuse case west of Edmonton.

Alberta SPCA has charged Robert Hugh Cornell, 60, with nine counts each of causing an animal to be in distress, failing to provide food and water, and failing to provide adequate care when an animal is wounded or ill.

He is set to appear in Evansburg court on March 11.

Patricia Moore and Ross Atkinson collectively face more than 100 charges in the case. Three horses were found dead and numerous other animals were found unwell on Moore’s property in the Evansburg area last month.