![Canajoharie Farm Investigated After Finding 20 Dead Cows! Wait, It Gets Worse!](http://townsquare.media/site/79/files/2022/04/attachment-canajoharie.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Canajoharie Farm Investigated After Finding 20 Dead Cows! Wait, It Gets Worse!
Drive by any farm in New York State and we assume it's a happy place with animals that are well taken care of. Even if I were more jaded I would not have pictured the deplorable conditions nearly 100 animals had to endure recently in the Capital Region.
81 animals on a farm in Canajoharie and each of them have been removed, some of them were no longer alive when they left.
![HOT 99.1 logo](https://townsquare.media/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/WQSHFMHD2.png?w=100)
According to CBS6, 85-year-old Carolee Start has been arrested and ticketed by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. Start is charged with torture and injury to animals as part of the Agricultural and Markets Law. Miss Start allegedly mistreated the animals on her farm and did not properly dispose of dead animals.
The initial contact between officials and Miss Start came on March 30th in response to a complaint of a cow that was in distress on the Smart farm. While the officers were doing their investigation that cow passed away. On a follow up visit, officers found far more negligence.
The investigation is on-going but to date officers have discovered 1 deceased donkey and 20 dead cows. Officials also discovered terribly malnourished animals, alive but hanging on. Here is what they found alive:
- 8 miniature horses
- 13 donkeys
- 40 cattle
All 61 of these animals have been seized and relocated to area farms.
Can you imagine the pain and suffering these animals had to live with. Many of the donkeys and horses were not only underfed but their hooves were in need of attention. So neglected that most of them had difficulty walking.
Carolee Start will need to appear in court at a later date.
Over 20 Animals Rescued From 'Deplorable Conditions' in Oneida County Home After Owner Dies
Explore the Old Catskill Game Farm
These 15 New York State Counties Have The Highest Home Prices
More From HOT 99.1
![Here’s Why the New York Rangers Deserve More Credit for This Deal](http://townsquare.media/site/78/files/2022/04/attachment-GettyImages-1387736498.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![DJ Khaled Airballs Shot at NBA Game, Gets Ushered Off Court by Security – Watch](http://townsquare.media/site/812/files/2022/04/attachment-DJ-Khaled-basketball-shot-court.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![LOOK! Did Jesus Appear at Capital Region Church Over Easter?](http://townsquare.media/site/79/files/2022/04/attachment-Jesus-Apparition-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Two Rare, Dangerous Tick-Borne Diseases On The Rise In Upstate NY](http://townsquare.media/site/81/files/2019/03/GettyImages-965394230.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Kendrick Lamar Appears to Announce New Album Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers](http://townsquare.media/site/812/files/2021/04/Kendrick-Lamar1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Can The Hawks Comeback Against The Heat And Make This A Series?](http://townsquare.media/site/78/files/2021/11/attachment-GettyImages-1349809749.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Wiz Khalifa and Logic Announce Co-Headlining Tour](http://townsquare.media/site/812/files/2022/04/attachment-Wiz-Khalifa-Logic.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Shocking Name Change Coming for Major Upstate New York Sports Venue](http://townsquare.media/site/78/files/2022/04/attachment-GettyImages-1713676.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Buck Sharpens An Edge For The New York Mets](http://townsquare.media/site/78/files/2022/04/attachment-gettyimages-1390537726-594x594.jpg?w=980&q=75)