Finksburg Trainer Charged with 8 Counts of Criminal Animal Cruelty

August 8, 2026

On July 24, the State of West Virginia charged 23-year-old Andrew Norris Hauler of Carroll County with four counts of misdemeanor animal cruetly and four counts of misdemeanor “abandoning [horses] to die.” The underlying allegations are that he took four Bureau of Land Management mustangs to Jefferson County, West Virginia, and abandonded them there. Hauler posted a $10,000 bond on Tuesday, August 4. His pre-trial hearing is scheduled for October continue reading…

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