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Man Accused Of Starving, Shooting Horses At Farm In Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Starving, Shooting Horses At Farm In Hudson Valley
Man Accused Of Starving, Shooting Horses At Farm In Hudson Valley A farmer has been arrested for allegedly starving and then shooting several horses in the Hudson Valley. Peter DePaolo, 62, the owner of Windy Acres Farm in Greenville, was arrested last week after officials learned of the abuse, said Orange County SPCA Law Enforcement Chief Gene Hecht. Hecht said DePaolo failed to feed the horses or provide them with water or veterinary care until they were so weak he shot them. DePaolo is accused of shooting the first horse in the field and letting it lay there until it died and a second horse was shot in the barn because it was too weak to stand, H…

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