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Berrien County Horse and Necropsy Photos


Exhumation of a horse near Watervliet, Michigan on December 9, 2005. Photo courtesy Berrien County Animal Control Office


Extensive damage to face of horse attacked near Watervliet, Michigan. Claw mark is evident just to right of thumb of Dr. Patrick Rusz, MWC Director of Wildlife Programs. Photo courtesy Berrien County Animal Control Office


Tooth puncture mark in neck of horse attacked near Watervliet, Michigan. Hole in hide is being examined by veterinarian Mark Johnson. Photo courtesy Berrien County Animal Control Office


Veterinarian Mark Johnson begins examination of a horse attacked by a cougar near Watervliet, Michigan.


Part of bone above horse's eye punctured by a tooth during an attack near Watervliet, Michigan.


Claw marks on the left front leg of a horse attacked near Watervliet, Michigan.


A horse attacked near Watervliet, Michigan was examined by Dr. Patrick Rusz (center in red), Director of Wildlife Programs of the Michigan Wildlife Conservancy, and Dr. Mark Johnson (far left), a local veterinarian. The examination was in full view of media and police representatives.


Tooth puncture through hide in back of neck of horse attacked near Watervliet, Michigan.


Tooth puncture through bone of upper jaw of horse attacked near Watervliet, Michigan.


Tooth puncture into bone of horse attacked near Watervliet, Michigan. The hide was pulled back for the photo to show path of tooth through hide, tissue, and into bone. The hole through the hide overlapped hole into the bone.



Claw mark on the neck of a horse attacked near Watervliet, Michigan.


Evidence of hemorrhaging on back of neck of horse attacked near Watervliet, Michigan.


Claw marks on lower jaw of horse attacked near Watervliet, Michigan.