DAVID ALLEN WHALEY arrested after video shows him whipping a defenseless horse

- Tennessee, USA -

The Pigeon Forge Police Department was alerted to a video uploaded on TikTok which showed a helpless horse who was being whipped while tied up and unable to escape.

The incident happened at Goldrush Stables in Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, and the male seen in the video cruelly whipping the horse is an employee.

Investigators responded to the business to investigate and said that the video was recorded in May of this year.

The employee has been identified as DAVID ALLEN WHALEY and has been arrested for animal cruelty.

The VOICELESS VICTIM was examined and did not appear to have any injuries.

WATE reports that Goldrush Stables issued a statement on social media and said that policies are being implemented to prevent any similar incidents from occurring again.

I wonder whether at Goldrush Stables there is a surveillance system. If the video had not been filmed and uploaded….

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PAUL GREGORY KICA arrested after horses, cats, and a dog were removed from his home

- South Carolina, USA -

Following a week-long investigation, on the morning of Friday, June 10, officers with the Spartanburg County Environmental Enforcement Department responded to a property on 11341 Highway 221 in Woodruff.

Officers served a written warrant to 56-years-old PAUL GREGORY KICA (pictured), and removed more than thirty horses, multiple cats, and a dog.

WIS 10 News reports that on Monday, June 6, a veterinarian was sent to the property and based on the findings and recommendations, “it was time to take the horses off the property.”

KICA was charged with 10 counts of ill-treatment of animals and booked into the Spartanburg County Detention Center.

Online arrest records show he is still in custody.

No additional information has been released at this time.

I have emailed the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office to inquire about the well-being of the VOICELESS VICTIMS.

I will post an update should I receive a response.

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WSPA – June 10, 2022