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Questions remain after dead horse found in downtown Atlanta
atlanta news first ^ | 04 07 2025 | Adam Murphy

Posted on 04/09/2025 6:35:33 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

In the heart of downtown Atlanta, several people witnessed the unthinkable over the weekend.

A dead horse was seen lying on the sidewalk in front of Unity National Bank at Peachtree Street and MLK Jr. Drive.

Jon Birdsong owns the building where the bank is located and reported the incident.

“We called Department of Agriculture, firefighters, police officers and animal control,” Birdsong said.

Authorities responded to the scene and placed a white tarp over the horse.

“They were trying to feed it and do everything they could to give it water,” Birdsong said.

Officers said the horse’s owner reported that the animal suffered a “possible medical emergency” and collapsed on the sidewalk.

“A horse passed away around 12:48 a.m. on Sunday morning due to natural causes,” Birdsong said.

Birdsong said the horse was privately owned and did not belong to a carriage company. As for why the owner was riding the horse downtown, it’s unclear.

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1 posted on 04/09/2025 6:35:33 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Kudos to the authorities for having questions.


2 posted on 04/09/2025 6:36:56 AM PDT by stevio (Fight until you die!)
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To: yesthatjallen

What’s a horse doing on MLK Jr. Drive?


3 posted on 04/09/2025 6:38:24 AM PDT by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)
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To: yesthatjallen

Animal cruelty charges for the owner.


4 posted on 04/09/2025 6:38:30 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: yesthatjallen

Questions remain after dead horse found in downtown Atlanta

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If questions remain, then it sounds like they are beating a dead horse.


5 posted on 04/09/2025 6:38:48 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: yesthatjallen

The retarded “Don’t Touch Me” boomer geezer line dancers may have mistook it for a Tesla or an American presidential candidate.


6 posted on 04/09/2025 6:39:07 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Hey Jose! HANDS OFF our tax dollars, hospitals, schools, social security, jobs and our history.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Here for Godfather references and beating jokes …


7 posted on 04/09/2025 6:39:08 AM PDT by KingLudd
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“As for why the owner was riding the horse downtown”

Maybe he was tired of looking/paying for a parking spot.


8 posted on 04/09/2025 6:39:26 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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9 posted on 04/09/2025 6:40:41 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: yesthatjallen

Is it illegal to ride a horse in downtown Atlanta?

If not, why does it matter why the owner was riding it?


10 posted on 04/09/2025 6:41:01 AM PDT by chrisser (I lost my vaccine card in a tragic boating accident.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Just reading the headline I had to ask if RFK Jr was in town.


11 posted on 04/09/2025 6:42:41 AM PDT by LibertyOh
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To: yesthatjallen

That’s the first time I’ve seen horse and dead and Atlanta in the same sentence without it referring to a heroin overdose.


12 posted on 04/09/2025 6:42:58 AM PDT by struggle
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To: KingLudd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41SkP55Xyjk Listen to the first line of this song.


13 posted on 04/09/2025 6:42:59 AM PDT by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)
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Questions remain after dead horse found in downtown Atlanta

BEWARE! Instead of leaving just a Horse's head in the bed as a warning, they left the entire horse!

14 posted on 04/09/2025 6:43:51 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (GOD Bless America and President Trump!)
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To: 9YearLurker

What sort of animal cruelty was performed?

Please give us details.


15 posted on 04/09/2025 6:44:46 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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““He never told us why he was down here. We do know that he had just purchased the horse at an auction, and the Department of Agriculture knows that as well, about 10 days ago....”

I know I’m being captain obvious here but sounds like there’s a whole lot more to this.

Pretty much every city official in Atlanta is of color so I’m sure we’ll have an answer by COB today. 👌


16 posted on 04/09/2025 6:45:21 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: yesthatjallen

Nothing is safe in Atlanta.


17 posted on 04/09/2025 6:46:36 AM PDT by 13Sisters76 ("It is amazing how many people mistake a certain hip snideness for sophistication. " Thos. Sowell)
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What’s not reported here is Stacey Abrams was the rider. The horse didn’t have a chance. Now you know the REST of the story


18 posted on 04/09/2025 6:46:42 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (24 years on Free Republic, 12/10/24! More than 10,500 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: chrisser

“Is it illegal to ride a horse in downtown Atlanta?

If not, why does it matter why the owner was riding it?”

Exactly the right perspective... I agree...


19 posted on 04/09/2025 6:49:45 AM PDT by Openurmind
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To: j.havenfarm

Poor horse. No one should carry that heavy a load.


20 posted on 04/09/2025 6:49:54 AM PDT by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)
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