CHEHALIS, Wash. - The Lewis County Sheriff's Office is asking for help in identifying the owners of a small band of horses seen roaming around the Dryad area. The horses may be lost or abandoned.
According to the Sheriff, four to five horses have been seen on Weyerhaeuser property in the past week. One person has been able to photograph them. The horses have also been reported in the Ingalls Road and Michigan Hill area in the past three weeks.
The Sheriff's Office says the breed of the horses is believed to be "POA" (Ponies of the America's) and one of the animals may be a mule.
The horses appear to be in good condition and not malnourished. They have enough to eat with the natural grass in the area but there is concern that if they remain loose until winter they may have trouble finding enough to eat. There's also the concern that they may wander onto a roadway or highway and cause an accident.
"Lewis County will fully enforce laws surrounding abandonment of animals. It is very irresponsible to just release animals into the wild to fend for themselves and/or cause property damage," said Sheriff Steve Mansfield in a press release. "There are resources for animal owners who can no longer take care of their animals."
Anyone who sees the horses or can identify the horses and/or the owners is asked to call the Lewis County Central Dispatch at 360 740-1105.
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