A man in western Colorado was charged with more than 80 counts of cruelty to animals last week after reports of dead horses led to an investigation.

Montrose County Sheriff's Office

The Montrose County Sheriff's Office said the first report they received came on May 31 when someone spotted a dead horse on the property of 61-year-old Scott Flores. Another passerby contacted the sheriff's office on June 12 regarding another dead horse on the same property.

An animal control officer began investigating, speaking with Flores and photographing several horses on the property. They also contacted the Bureau of Animal Protection and the investigative division of the Colorado Department of Agriculture to look into the case.

BAP investigators obtained a search warrant on June 19, which allowed t

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