Florida Company Fined Thousands For Tainted Horse Feed
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MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — The state of Florida has fined a company thousands of dollars in connection to tainted feed that poisoned 22 horses at a Florida equestrian center.
The fines add up to $4,000.
Eleven horses at Masterpiece Equestrian Center in Davie have died since October.
The feed contained additives safe for other livestock but toxic to horses.
A Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services investigation found two violations for adulterating and misbranding commercial equine feed and two violations of distributing adulterated feed. Lakeland Animal Nutrition was fined the maximum of $1,000 for each violation.
The Lakeland-based company settled last month with the center and the owners of 20 horses. The owners' attorney says that allows them to buy new horses.
One owner, Debra Buis of Weston, said Wednesday the center's patrons are "still in a really dark place" and expect more horse deaths.
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