TEXAS -- Animal cruelty charges could be filed on an Erath County woman and her mother following the death of a longhorn and four buffalo.
The Erath County Sheriff's Office responded to a call Aug. 9 reporting several dead animals at a residence near Hico.
The responding sheriff's deputy called a local veterinarian to assist in the investigation.
"The veterinarian found that these animals died of dehydration," Sheriff Tommy Bryant said.
It appears the animals' deaths may have been the result of a marital dispute. The couple who owned the animals had reportedly just split up with the husband moving out.
Bryant said the man wants to pursue animal cruelty charges against his estranged wife and her mother.
No arrests in the case have been made, but a request for an animal cruelty warrant has been sent to County Attorney Lisa Pence's office.
(yourstephenvilletx - August 29, 2013)
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