{"id":62112,"date":"2026-02-02T21:07:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=62112"},"modified":"2026-02-02T21:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:07:34","slug":"warning-graphic-disturbing-nugget-chopped-into-pieces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/02\/02\/warning-graphic-disturbing-nugget-chopped-into-pieces\/","title":{"rendered":"WARNING: GRAPHIC \/ DISTURBING                 Nugget Chopped into pieces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WARNING: GRAPHIC \/ DISTURBING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This tragic incident refers to the 2024 kidnapping and slaughter of&nbsp;Nugget, a 10-year-old American Quarter Horse, in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dBiMiO2T93I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Homestead, Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Police investigate 2 horses STOLEN and SLAUGHTERED in SW Miami-Dade\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dBiMiO2T93I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Incident:&nbsp;Nugget was stolen from his private stable overnight. His owner found him the next morning on a nearby property, where he had been brutally killed and butchered for his meat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just days before the theft, Nugget\u2019s owner had him fitted with&nbsp;new shoes, which helped lead investigators to his remains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigation:\u00a0The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/animalrecoverymission.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Animal Recovery Mission (ARM)<\/a>\u00a0has been heavily involved in investigating the case as part of its broader effort to combat the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/animalrecoverymission.org\/accomplishments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">illegal horse meat trade<\/a>\u00a0in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"665c5d\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #665c5d;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"476\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nugget-1.gif?resize=595%2C476&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62114 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida has some of the strictest laws against horse slaughter in the U.S., but illegal operations remain a significant issue in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nugget didn\u2019t deserve this unimaginable suffering. Neither do the countless other victims who faced similar fates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WARNING: GRAPHIC \/ DISTURBING This tragic incident refers to the 2024 kidnapping and slaughter of&nbsp;Nugget, a 10-year-old American Quarter Horse, in&nbsp;Homestead, Florida. 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