A woman was arrested this week after authorities discovered a stunning case of alleged animal abuse and neglect across at least two California properties, in which 27 horses were found dead.

CLEMENTS — Law enforcement officials investigating severe animal neglect in San Joaquin County arrested a woman after 27 horses were found dead and several others were discovered to be malnourished.

Officials and animal rescue groups in San Joaquin County are scrambling to house and rehabilitate a large number of horses following an animal cruelty investigation that resulted in the arrest of ...