Dead horse left in ditch

Photo: Contributed - Theresa Nolet

The body of a dead horse was left in the ditch beside Highway 97 in Penticton for three days after it was hit by a car and euthanized.

The horse is one among the hundreds of feral horses that roam the South Okanagan. 

This time the young horse was hit by a vehicle on Highway 97 on Friday Sept 26 on the south end of Penticton.  

Theresa Nolet of OATS Horse rescue said the horse had to be euthanized by gunshot to end her suffering.

However, her carcass was left in the ditch for three days before being removed.

"I was contacted and went to see and the body is still laying in the ditch over 24 hours later," she said Saturday. 

The body was finally moved on Monday.