Lisa Dunckley, 53, was arrested Thursday at a Stanislaus Animal Control hearing and booked on a felony animal abuse charge.

Thirty horses, including multiple pregnant or nursing mares, were seized during the course of an animal welfare investigation in Riverbank, Calif. on Dec. 20. All 30 were taken to the Oakdale Equine Rescue, which later took in seven additional horses.

“I can tell you the animals were in very poor condition,” Annette Bedsworth, executive director of Stanislaus County Animal Services, told modbee.com on that date. “This was unnecessary. It did not need to happen.”

Authorities and individuals with past dealings believe Dunckley had been keeping up to 80 horses at multiple locations, but no information on the other horses was available.

Dunckly posted bail and was released, and arraignment details were not immediately available as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has delayed court proceedings.

Meanwhile, a dispute on Jan. 13 between several of the horses' owners and the Oakdale Equine Rescue over payment for the horses' veterinary care may also result in lawsuits.

Read more at The Modesto Bee.

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