Wells Fargo Forecloses on Property, Leaves Animals to Die

Update: Wells Fargo donates $25,000 to help animals on foreclosed farm.

When Dan MacKenzie, a Glocester, Rhode Island farmer, lost his property to foreclosure earlier this week, the bank that repossessed the farm - Wells Fargo - refused to allow MacKenzie access to the buildings to care for the animals that were housed inside.

Wells Fargo Bank also refused the help of the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RISPCA), telling the Society that it would make arrangements to care of the animals itself.

Dr. Ernest Finocchio, the president of the RISPCA visited MacKinzie’s property on Tuesday, and discovered that many of the animals, including eight horses and two pigs, had not had any water to drink.

Finocchio placed a bucket of water in front of the horses, and seven of the eight horses drank from the bucket without any hesitation, an indication that they had not been given any water in a long time.

Until Wells Fargo allows MacKenzie back onto the property, students from the University of Rhode Island’s veterinary care program are helping the RISPCA care for the animals.

Let Wells Fargo know what you think about their behavior in this case:
Call Wells Fargo: 888-818-9147