KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kansas City animal control officers are investigating how the dismembered remains of a horse ended up in a city park.A man playing disc golf found the remains in Kessler Park Monday evening.
Person playing disk golf found dismembered horse in Kessler Park last night. Animal control & city joint investigation - animal cruelty & illegal dumping. In these bags are horse’s head, hooves, spine, lungs. No torso. @41actionnews pic.twitter.com/ZCJleyfeSN
— Sarah Plake (@SarahPlakeTV)
April 2, 2019 Police spokesman Capt. Tim Hernandez said the horse appeared to have been prepared for consumption. After the meat was removed the carcass was placed in a barrel and dumped in the park.The horse's head, hooves, legs, entrails, ribs and lungs were scattered in the area.Hernandez said in a news release that a veterinarian will determine the time and cause of the horse's death.Animal control will lead the investigation unless it is determined the horse was stolen.
