Three horses seized in August as a result of an animal cruelty investigation have been nursed back to health and will be sold at auction Tuesday morning, along with two additional horses recently found at large.

The sale will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Norman Animal Welfare Center, 3428 S. Jenkins Ave. (south of State Highway 9). All of the animals have current negative Coggins tests and can be viewed by prospective buyers beginning at 10 a.m., animal welfare officials said.

Felony animal cruelty charges were filed in October against a Norman mother and daughter for allegedly starving three horses in their care.

Ann Overland, 45, and Lacie Dawn Overland, 19, are accused of keeping the malnourished horses in a pen behind the mother’s home in the 5700 block of North Floyd Drive.

The seized horses, although emaciated, have each gained 200 to 300 pounds during their stay with Animal Welfare, and are now ready for new homes, officials said.

For more information about the auction, call Norman Animal Welfare at 292-9736.

Posted: 12|2|06 at 10:34 am. Filed under: US News.