A Las Vegas veterinarian caught on camera kicking a horse in his face was found dead in Lake Meade a few weeks after he went missing.
The body of 56-year-old Sean Freener, who disappeared earlier this month, was recovered from Lakemeade, near the Boulder Islands, in the reservoir on Friday. Report by Las Vegas Review Journal.
The National Park Service, along with volunteers from the Nevada Wildlife Department and Red Rock Search Andrescue, reportedly searched the reservoir and his wallet, keys and cell phone near the edge of the water after finding Freener’s truck.
Authorities did not provide veterinarians identified through dental records with no cause or way of death.
Frehner went missing on April 6th. Shortly after the video was posted online, a man claiming he would kick him in the face, and a few days after Pahrump in Nevada, a resident of Shawna Gonzalez filed criminal charges against the veterinarian, accusing him of abusing the horse.
Gonzalez initially shared a video of a horse named Big Red.
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After the video went viral online, before he disappeared – Freener took him to social media to apologise for kicking the horse, but also defended his actions, claiming that the incident had made it look worse than it actually was.
“I blatantly carried this horse out and didn’t kick it as it appears in the video,” Frehner reportedly wrote in a Facebook post. That wasn’t my intention. It was simply done to put the horse in a better position and I was able to try and anesthetize again so that he could breathe and get up and move. ”
“But yes, I kicked him with the chin and I’m very apologised and hope this never happens,” the vet added.
However, Frehner’s explanation did not quell the rage among social media users. Comments section Run bust him like a vet’s personal Facebook account.
“I’m sorry it was a videotape. You’re a monster,” a Facebook user wrote.
“I really hope you spend the rest of your life in prison and be treated the same way you deal with animals. You’re a terrible person,” commented another.
“You’re a sob of sickness. They should revoke your license. We’ll share your video of you violating animals until they do. You’re worthless sick crap,” the third person said.
“You’re a disgusting individual, a dishonorable person to turn your veterinarian into a horse, and you’re robbing the entire veterinarian community,” cried another Facebook user. “Karma is coming to you. I hope you get everything you deserve!”
“You’re a nasty person,” another echoed. “I hope everyone will drop you as a veterinarian, as a friend and as part of the community. I hope this will ruin you.”
Nye County Sheriff Joe McGill confirmed in a local newspaper that the sheriff’s office had received complaints about Gonzalez’s felony animal cruelty and had investigated the matter before Freener disappeared.
“This isn’t what I ultimately wanted,” Gonzalez said. Las Vegas Review Journal Frener’s death. “I never thought this would happen, but I wasn’t bullying.”
“I’m sorry for standing up for my horse,” she said.
Alana Mastrangelo is a reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her Facebook and x at @armestrangeloand on Instagram.
