Second Teen Charged in Horse Slaughters
Animal cruelty, burglary charges in connection with string of horse killings
By BRIAN HAMACHER
Updated 1:36 PM EDT, Tue, Sep 22, 2009
A second teen has been charged in the series of horse killings that terrorized ranch owners throughout South Florida this past year, police said.
Santiago Cabrera is facing animal cruelty and armed burglary charges after he admitted yesterday to police that he helped kill a horse so that it's meat could be sold for human consumption.
The 19 year old told Miami-Dade police that he was paid $500 for luring a horse named "King Quizi" out of its stall, then held the helpless horse as an accomplice slit its throat.
Cabrera joins 18-year-old Luis Miguel Cordero, who was arrested last week after trying to steal two horses from a pasture, allegedly to butcher them for their meat.
Cordero admitted to killing at least one horse, police said. Cabrera and Cordero woked together on one of the killings, according to police.
At least 17 horses have been found butchered throughout Miami-Dade in the past year, cut to pieces in most cases for their meat, which is sold on the black market.
Copyright Associated Press / NBC Miami
First Published: Sep 22, 2009 10:43 AM EDT
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