Man charged in starvation of animals
Seven cruelty counts were filed against owner of farm where neglected horses were found.

 
By Josh Rabe
Published: December 20, 2006

MEDFORD — A Grant County man was charged with seven felony counts of animal cruelty Tuesday, accused of starving horses and dumping more than 30 animal carcasses in a ravine on his farm.

George Wesley Gilchrist , 43, was charged with animal cruelty complaints after deputies searched his farm Thursday and found seven malnourished horses. A mule on the man's property was so sick it had to be euthanized immediate...


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