A necropsy performed on a feral horse that was suspected of being shot and left in Clearwater County last month has determined that it died of natural causes.
It was reported to the Sundre RCMP on Feb. 28 that a feral horse had been shot. When officers arrived at the scene, the horse was surrounded by blood, according to Sundre Const. Val Dennis.
"There was some blood on the scene and stuff like that, and we didn't know for sure,î said Dennis.
"The body of the horse was taken by the fish and wildlife officers and they conducted a necropsy on the horse and they determined that it was not shot.
"We're not exactly sure what the horse died from. There was some blood around there, but it could have died from a number of things, horse diseases and stuff. But that's what it ultimately came to, that it died of natural causes.î
Sundre RCMP reminds the public that feral horses are considered livestock and as such are protected under Section 444 of the Criminal Code.
"But that's what it ultimately came to, that it died of natural causes."Const. Val DennisSundre RCMP
