Animal cruelty cited at man's arraignment; Euthanasia advised for neglected horse.Byline: Steven H. Foskett Jr. UXBRIDGE - A Milford man has been arraigned on animal cruelty charges for allegedly not taking care of his 29-year-old horse. Judge Paul A. Losapio released Elliot S. Saffran, 57, of 26 Debbie Lane, Milford, on personal recognizance recognizance In law, obligation entered into before a court or magistrate requiring the performance of an act (e.g., appearance in court), usually under penalty of a money forfeiture. The most common use of recognizance is in connection with bail in criminal cases. Tuesday and set a pretrial conference A meeting of the parties to an action and their attorneys held before the court prior to the commencement of actual courtroom proceedings. A pretrial conference is a meeting of the parties to a case conducted prior to trial. for March 18. Mr. Saffran faces a single charge of animal cruelty by a custodian. According to court records, the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is any of a number of animal welfare organisations whose operations include protecting and providing shelter to animals in danger. brought the charges after discovering Quincy, a 29-year-old female horse, at Over the Hill Farm in Uxbridge in January. According to an MSCPA MSCPA Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants MSCPA Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants MSCPA Maine Society of Certified Public Accountants report filed with court records by Officer Nadya Branca, officials have recommended that the horse be destroyed. Court records state the horse arrived at the Johnson Road farm in October of last year, and according to workers at the farm, was in bad condition and extremely thin. Workers at the farm observed Mr. Saffran, who boarded the horse there, throw cold water at the horse and harshly push and pull it to get it up. The workers said they believed the horse had severe arthritis, according to court records. MSPCA MSPCA Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals MSPCA Mauritius Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals MSPCA Multiscale Principal Component Analysis MSPCA MidSouth Professional Carpet Cleaners Association officers who visited the farm in January said the horse had a bad knee and leaned against a wall for support. It had some sort of wound on its hip covered by bandages and duct tape, they said. Veterinarians who examined the horse said it should be humanely euthanized, according to court records. As part of an earlier motion to dismiss the case, Mr. Saffran signed a document stating that he owned the horse, and that he has always provided it with medical care when it was necessary. The document stated that Mr. Saffran has a veterinarian veterinarian /vet·er·i·nar·i·an/ (vet?er-i-nar´e-an) a person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine. vet·er·i·nar·i·an n. who regularly treats the animal. "I have no reason to believe that Quincy is suffering," the document stated. |
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