ARLINGTON -
Animal lovers are outraged after the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said no charges will be filed in connection with a horse that was dragged to its death for over two miles. Its remains were left all along a country road.
On Monday Q13 Fox News talked with Danielle Titland, who was one of the first people to see the mangled animal. Danielle has cared for horses since she was a little girl, she can't imagine hurting one, and she can't forget what she drove up on Saturday night on Grandview Road near Arlington.
"I see that every night now. I don't sleep because I looked under that tarp. That's not a whole horse, there are pieces of that horse left on the road and people have them in their yard," said Titland.
Danielle says at first she felt sadness, but that turned to anger after she talked with the horse's owner.
"There was a lack of caring and overall, I felt like jeez you just drug an animal to its death and you can talk about it like it just fell out of your trailer that's weird," said Titland.
The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office says it investigated and determined the horse accidentally fell out of the owner's trailer. They believe it was killed instantly.
Neighbors say it's still hard to look at, the two and a half mile long blood trail. James Franklin Knowles finds it hard to believe that the driver didn't realize she was dragging the horse all the way down this road.
"That poor thing I can just imagine being drug for 2 and a half miles screaming the whole way, its bones were ground completely off, its wrist right here was gone," said Knowles.
Even though Cops have closed the case, Danielle says she'll continue to fight for the horse that lost its life. As an animal lover it's something she says she just has to do.
"That horse has no voice, I want justice for that horse," said Titland.
Danielle says she wants the horse's owner to publicly apologize for what happened. Q13 Fox News drove with her all over Snohomish County as she attempted to track her down, but nothing yet.
We also talked with Susan Michaels with the animal rights group Pasado's Safe Haven. She says the organization has launched its own investigation and will be talking with witnesses.
On Monday Q13 Fox News talked with Danielle Titland, who was one of the first people to see the mangled animal. Danielle has cared for horses since she was a little girl, she can't imagine hurting one, and she can't forget what she drove up on Saturday night on Grandview Road near Arlington.
"I see that every night now. I don't sleep because I looked under that tarp. That's not a whole horse, there are pieces of that horse left on the road and people have them in their yard," said Titland.
Danielle says at first she felt sadness, but that turned to anger after she talked with the horse's owner.
"There was a lack of caring and overall, I felt like jeez you just drug an animal to its death and you can talk about it like it just fell out of your trailer that's weird," said Titland.
The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office says it investigated and determined the horse accidentally fell out of the owner's trailer. They believe it was killed instantly.
Neighbors say it's still hard to look at, the two and a half mile long blood trail. James Franklin Knowles finds it hard to believe that the driver didn't realize she was dragging the horse all the way down this road.
"That poor thing I can just imagine being drug for 2 and a half miles screaming the whole way, its bones were ground completely off, its wrist right here was gone," said Knowles.
Even though Cops have closed the case, Danielle says she'll continue to fight for the horse that lost its life. As an animal lover it's something she says she just has to do.
"That horse has no voice, I want justice for that horse," said Titland.
Danielle says she wants the horse's owner to publicly apologize for what happened. Q13 Fox News drove with her all over Snohomish County as she attempted to track her down, but nothing yet.
We also talked with Susan Michaels with the animal rights group Pasado's Safe Haven. She says the organization has launched its own investigation and will be talking with witnesses.
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