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Amateur video of a horse being pulled out of container after four day trip from Florida to Puerto Rico2. Various of man bridling horse to take him out of containerCaguas - 12 June 20083. SOUNDBITE...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eFILE: Canovanas - 12 May 2008\u003cbr/\u003e1. Amateur video of a horse being pulled out of container after four day trip from Florida to Puerto Rico\u003cbr/\u003e2. Various of man bridling horse to take him out of container\u003cbr/\u003eCaguas - 12 June 2008\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jose Garcia Blanco, Medical Director at racetrack veterinary clinic:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I had never seen anything like this, myself, and I understand that these containers are even illegal in the States. You cannot transport horses in the US roadways, even back when there was horses being taken to the slaughterhouse, you could not even take them to the slaughterhouse in these containers.\"\u003cbr/\u003eFILE: Canovanas - 12 May 2008\u003cbr/\u003e4. Amateur video of conditions inside of container used to transport horses \u003cbr/\u003eCaguas - 12 June 2008\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jose Garcia Blanco, Medical Director at racetrack veterinary clinic:\u003cbr/\u003e\"They couldn't move laterally, they couldn't move forward or backwards, they couldn't turn around, they couldn't lay down, they couldn't pick up their heads. If you think about that they shipped on Friday, and they got there on Monday, that's four days. Plus whatever time it took to load this boat - you're putting these horses under these conditions for at least four full days, so I think it's pretty inhumane.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. Various of Garcia Blanco examining one of the horses brought in container\u003cbr/\u003eFILE: Exact Date and Location Unknown\u003cbr/\u003e7. STILL photograph of horses crammed in container\u003cbr/\u003e8. STILL photograph of injury sustained by one of the horses brought in container\u003cbr/\u003eCanovanas - 3 June 2008\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide exterior of Canovanas police station\u003cbr/\u003e10. Lieutenant Jose Robles in his office.\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jose Robles, Commander of Canovanas State Police:\u003cbr/\u003e\"From my point of view, this is not acceptable. Not with horses not with any animal. And it is not the Puerto Rican government's official policy to accept this kind of treatment.\" \u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide shot horses racing at Canovanas Racetrack\u003cbr/\u003e13.SOUNDBITE (English) Jose Robles, Commander of Canovanas State Police:\u003cbr/\u003e\"At the local level these people would be facing about two years imprisonment for each horse. In this particular case it would be 18 horses and a pony, so it would be 19 times two.\"\u003cbr/\u003e14. Robles working at his desk ++MUTE++\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE (English) Jose Robles, Commander of Canovanas State Police:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Ideally, these people could be put behind bars and these animals would receive better treatment in the future. But then again, this is ideal, and quite honestly that is not the way I believe this case is going to end.\"\u003cbr/\u003e16. Wide of horse race\u003cbr/\u003eThe US Department of Agriculture has opened a federal animal abuse investigation into the case of 19 race horses packed inside a cramped trailer during a four-day sea voyage from the Florida to Puerto Rico. \u003cbr/\u003eMany of the thoroughbred horses were bruised or bloodied as a result of injuries sustained along the journey from Jacksonville, Florida.\u003cbr/\u003eFour were in such a state of panic, that veterinarians said they were forced to sedate them to get them out of the metal trailer.\u003cbr/\u003eThe shipment, which is now under investigation by the US Agriculture Department, involved a trailer designed for animals with shorter necks such as cattle. \u003cbr/\u003eThe horses, once cramped inside were forced to crouch down for the entire length of the four day trip. \u003cbr/\u003eAmateur video footage obtained by AP Television showed the horses being taken out of the trailer upon their arrival in Puerto Rico on May 12. \u003cbr/\u003eThe footage also showed the conditions inside the containers used to transport them. \u003cbr/\u003eAnimal rights advocates have sought to ban the trailers for the transport of horses.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I had never seen anything like this, myself, and I understand that these containers are even illegal in the States,\" Jose Garcia Blanco, chief veterinarian at a thoroughbred racetrack in the north-coast city of Canovanas, told AP Television.  \u003cbr/\u003e\"They couldn't move laterally, they couldn't move forward or backwards, they couldn't turn around, they couldn't lay down, they couldn't pick up their heads,\" Garcia Blanco said of the horses. \u003cbr/\u003eSome of the 19 horses initially refused to leave the trailer when it arrived at the track. Staff members from Garcia Blanco's veterinary clinic had to coax them out. \u003cbr/\u003eThe staff documented the horses' injuries with photographs and a video camera.\u003cbr/\u003eOne horse had a deep gash along the top of its head, while another was still crouching five days later, Garcia Blanco said.\u003cbr/\u003ePuerto Rican police tracked the shipment to a Miami-based export company, Optical People Inc., before handing the investigation over to federal authorities.\u003cbr/\u003e\"From my point of view, this is not acceptable. Not with horses not with any animal. And it is not the Puerto Rican government's official policy to accept this kind of treatment,\" Lieutenant Jose Robles, Commander of Canovanas State Police, told AP Television. \u003cbr/\u003eThe US Agriculture Department is investigating the case, said an Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service spokeswoman.\u003cbr/\u003eInvestigators could refer the case to the Justice Department to pursue criminal charges if they find evidence of abuse.\u003cbr/\u003eThe president of the island's Horse Owners Association (HOA) and an attorney for the export company said the complaint is groundless and that none of the owners took issue with the horses' health upon delivery. \u003cbr/\u003eOwners of the horses could not be reached for comment. \u003cbr/\u003ePuerto Rico imports hundreds of thoroughbreds from the US mainland each year for racing, mostly by airplane.\u003cbr/\u003eThe transportation by boat was promoted as a cheaper option by the HOA.\u003cbr/\u003eIn March, the president of HOA 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