Horse owners in Texas town warned of scam

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West Odessa, Texas - Horse owners in West Odessa, Texas, are being warned of a telephone scam in which callers contact horse owners to report a strangles outbreak.

West Odessa, Texas

- Horse owners in West Odessa, Texas are being warned of a telephone phone scam in which callers contact horse owners to report a strangles outbreak.

The person then says local veterinarians have a shortage of immunizations to treat the disease and offers to sell a vaccine to the owner.

Odessa Animal Control says none of the information is true.

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