Calling the incident a “disheartening act,” BC Mounties are investigating after 17 horses, presumably wild, were suspiciously gunned down in the province's Interior..Tk’emlups Rural RCMP first received a report of several horses killed on Crown land last week to the north of Walhachin, roughly 65 km west of Kamloops..Upon being led to a specific location, investigators confirmed 17 horses had recently been shot, all of which appeared to be from a herd of feral horses known to frequent the area..RCMP said its Forensic Identification Section examined the scene, as did a veterinarian and RCMP livestock investigator..“The motive behind this disheartening act cannot be confirmed at this point. However, investigators will continue to collect and examine everything available,” said RCMP, noting the cultural significance of the horses to the local Skeetchestn Band..Anyone with information is asked to call the RCMP Livestock Section at 250-299-7462.
