After the deaths of as many as 70 horses, the owner of an Oklahoma rodeo company blames tainted feed

Rhett Beutler, the co-owner of a nearly century-old Oklahoma company that supplies stock for rodeos, says he suspects tainted feed is to blame after as many as 70 horses died a week ago. Beutler, co-owner of Beutler and Son Rodeo Co. near Elk City, told KFOR-TV that the horses died shortly after being fed.'We didn't know what was going on, we just got the feed and started feeding it like always,' Beutler told KFOR-TV.

'We have initiated an investigation which includes labeling procedures, operating procedures and a review of their records to ensure the appropriate protocols were followed' in producing and shipping the feed to Oklahoma, said Kansas agriculture spokesperson Jamie Stewart.

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Oklahoma rodeo company blames tainted feed for killing as many as 70 horsesA nearly century-old Oklahoma company that supplies stock for rodeos had as many as 70 horses die a week ago after receiving what an owner believes is tainted feed. Beutler and Son co-owner Rhett Beutler told local reporters the horses became sick and died shortly after being fed late last week.
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