Police investigate horse injury in Saxony-Anhalt

Police in Kakerbeck, Saxony-Anhalt, are investigating the discovery of a horse with three lacerations near its heart. The animal was last seen unharmed on Friday afternoon. Authorities are not ruling out intentional harm, noting that this incident follows a pattern of similar injuries in the Altmark region.

Since the beginning of 2025, several horses in the Altmark area have been found with wounds that may have been inflicted with a knife. Previous incidents include injuries in Engersen, Kremkau, and Möllenbeck. Due to the frequency of these cases, the animal rights organization Peta has called for an official registry of attacks on horses to improve tracking, though state authorities have declined the request.