Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Arson That Killed 8 Horses Investigated as Hate Crime Against Gay Owner

Firefighters in rural Ohio are offering a $5,000 reward today for information about who was behind an Easter arson attack that killed eight horses, including a week-old colt, in a blaze being investigated as a hate crime against the animals' gay owner.

Brent Whitehouse said he noticed an orange glow coming from the barn near his farmhouse in McConnelsville, Ohio, just before midnight Sunday…

…"Whoever did this, I can't believe they would take the time to actually harm an innocent animal," Whitehouse told Channel 10 TV station. "Because the way that barn burned, they had to be around those horses. And to see a little baby colt, a week old, and know that they were going to kill it." More, including video courtesy of WhizNews.com