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TWILA EIMI GUZMAN arrested and accused of starving and neglecting horses

- Florida, USA -


Following an investigation launched in December 2024, into a complaint regarding a thin horse, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office arrested 57-year-old TWILA EIMI GUZMAN (pictured), on February 27, 2025.


According to a press release by the sheriff’s office, back in December a deputy responded to a property on 6190 Winning Wood Trail in DeLeon Springs, after receiving a complaint regarding a thin horse on the property.


Upon arrival, the deputy saw a 26-year-old sorrel horse named Kash who was in “poor shape.” The deputy spoke with GUZMAN and she told the deputy that she was working to get medical care for Kash.


As deputies continued to monitor the situation, they learned that GUZMAN had scheduled for Kash to be seen by a dentist on January 16, 2025, and that she had canceled the appointment the day before. GUZMAN’s reason for cancelling the appointment was due to the fact that Kash’s condition had rapidly declined and she did not think it was a good idea to let the dentist work on him.


A deputy was able to meet with GUZMAN on January 29, 2025, to check on Kash’s condition and determined that it had not improved.


The following day, deputies with the VSO Agriculture Crimes Unit removed Kash and a white pony named Candy from a property on 1994 Cemetery Road in Seville, and from a property in Pierson deputies rescued a white horse named Marshmallow.


The three Voiceless Victims were taken to a rescue facility where a veterinarian completed an assessment on each one.


According to the press release, the vet reported that Marshmallow’s hooves appeared to be overgrown, and that he/she also had an “abnormal breathing rhythm.”


Candy’s evaluation showed that her spine, ribs, and hip bones were visible through her skin even with an abundance of fur. Candy was seen laying on the ground multiple times when she arrived at the facility for unknown reasons. The veterinarian noted Candy had an abnormally slow heart rate and abnormal breathing in her lungs.


As for Kash, just like Candy, his spine, hip, and rib bones were also clearly visible through the skin. His hooves appeared to be overgrown and in need of a trim. Additionally, the vet reported that Kash had “visible signs of thrush, a bacterial infection that occurs on the hoof of a horse.” Kash was found to be in “extremely poor condition with multiple abscesses through his hooves” and the vet said, “his life expectancy was very grim.”


On February 7, 2025, GUZMAN told deputies she did not wish to surrender her animals to the sheriff’s office.


As the investigation progressed, deputies determined that GUZMAN failed to provide basic care for the animals and a warrant was issued for her arrest.

GUZMAN was arrested on two felony counts of cruelty to animals and three counts of unlawful confinement/abandonment of animals without sufficient food or water. She was booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail and released after posting bond.

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In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.


GUZMAN’s mugshot shared from the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office


Pictures are still images of the video published by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office





LOIS ADAMS HALL convicted of animal cruelty for mistreating horses – Gifted with probation

- Florida, USA -


On December 5, 2024, Escambia County Circuit Court Judge John Simon sentenced 63-year-old LOIS ADAMS HALL (pictured), after she was found guilty of misdemeanor unlawful confinement or abandonment of animals and felony causing cruel death, pain or suffering of animals.


Animal Control responded several times to a property on Still Road where Officers found three horses who were being kept in a fenced yard. Animal Control Officers said the water troughs were empty, there was no shelter, and the field where the horses were being kept had no grass; “It is nothing but dirt”, reported one of the Officers.


The family on the property were repeatedly advised to take the horses to the veterinarian to be checked out but they disregarded the recommendations.

A neighbor told Animal Control that they stepped in and had been feeding and watering the horses.


On October 2, 2023, during one of Animal Control's visits at the property, Officers talked to HALL’s daughter and stressed that the horses needed to be checked by a veterinarian or Officers would remove them from the property. HALL’s daughter told officers that she told her mother that multiple times but HALL would not listen.


One of the horses, Ajax, was so emaciated that when he went down, he could not get back up. On October 23, 2023, Ajax was sadly euthanized to avoid further suffering.


Judge Simon gifted HALL with eighteen months’ probation and ordered her to not “own” any animals.


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HALL’s mugshot shared from the Escambia County Sheriff's Office




NICOLE FAITH PERKINS and CORY SCOTT PERKINS arrested - Two horses found malnourished and neglected

- Florida, USA -


The Marion County Sheriff’s Office arrested 29-year-old NICOLE FAITH PERKINS and her husband 29-year-old CORY SCOTT PERKINS (both pictured).


According to the affidavit provided to Voice For Us, on September 23, 2024, deputies responded to 15115 SE 180st Street in Weirsdale to investigate an anonymous complaint regarding two horses on the property who were being neglected.


Upon arrival, one of the deputies recognized the property as he had been there on March 20, 2024, when he responded in reference to a tip about two neglected horses. On that occasion, an Animal Control Officer was handling the investigation.


During the September visit, deputies found two horses who were “significantly underweight”, stated the affidavit.

The affidavit identified the horses as a 28-year-old mare named Layla, and a 21-year-old stallion named Nitro.


Layla’s bony structure was easily visible, with little to no fat present throughout her entire body. Layla’s hooves also required farrier care as they were overgrown and she had two open wounds.


Nitro was found with all his ribs, hip bones, withers and spinal process to be prominent and easily visible from a distance.


As deputies checked on the barn, they saw two open stalls that appeared that had not been cleaned for some time and were full of manure. The pasture the horses had to feed on was mostly weeds, with very little nutritious value.


According to the affidavit, the wife told deputies that she had fed hay to the horses. When deputies told her there was none on the property, she said she ran out of it the night before.


The deputy who had also been there in March, told the woman that since then, Layla and Nitro had “significantly declined.” The woman said she and her husband were struggling financially and she was doing her best to feed the horses every day.


When a deputy asked the woman whether she would have a vet to come out to check on the horses, she said she could not afford it.


On September 24, 2024, deputies were able to serve a search warrant signed by Judge Stacy M. Youmans and Layla and Nitro were removed from the property and were taken to the agricultural investigations farm, where veterinarian Dr. Eric Evans examined them.


Dr. Evans found Layla to be underweight, giving her body condition a two on a scale of one to nine; Nitro’s was scored as a three. The body condition score scale advises that a horse scored as one is emaciated and a nine is morbidly obese. Dr. Evans told deputies he was worried about re-feeding syndromes with the horses due to their extremely poor bodily conditions.


On November 1, 2024, Dr. Evans conducted a follow-up where he found Layla’s and Nitro’s condition had majorly improved after a basic standard of care was applied to them since being seized on September 2024.


Husband and wife are being charged with one felony count of animal cruelty and a misdemeanor count of aggravated animal cruelty.

At the time of writing, online arrest records show the couple are being held into the Marion County Jail.


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Disclaimer: This story is sourced from official documents provided to Voice for Us by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Please note that details may be removed or new information added should updates become available.

In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.


Mugshots shared from the Marion County Sheriff's Office




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