Three of the horses rescued from a farm in Parryville have died. More than 16 emaciated and neglected horses were rescued in January.

Diane Sharpless, the coordinator for the Carbon Animal Response Team, said the situation was horrific."The entire situation was tough on our team members. There were counselors there to help them through it," she said.Officials have not released the name of the property owner. Charges have yet to be filed.CART members have since gone to visit the horses, Sharpless said."There were a lot of animals on the property. We took horses to the Quakertown veterinary clinic. Carbon County Friends of Animals also assisted.Getting some of the horses onto the transport was difficult, she said."The horses were not used to being handled," Sharpless said.Carbon County animal rescuer Donna Crum said the last horse has been removed, and that state police at Lehighton, who are in charge of the case, would issue a press release perhaps by the end of the week.One was a stallion, the other was the pregnant mare, the third was a male horse that couldn't stand, despite volunteers' best efforts.The others are expected to make a full recovery. The rescued horses were taken to Last Chance Ranch in Quakertown.Efforts to speak with someone there were unsuccessful.The organization posted an account of the rescuefrom an undisclosed location. A dog and 20 sheep were also rescued.