Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Texas: Authorities Hold Meeting Addressing Allegations of Animal Cruelty

TEXAS -- "Several dogs were reported missing," she said. "Capturing them, holding them in a house, hog-tying and killing them in a brutal manner."

"There was a report of a dog tied to tracks, alive when the train hit it," Wegner said.

Maddox said the three major cases were all blown out of proportion.

He said the report of the dog tied to the tracks was most likely a dog that was tied up at a home that got loose and the rope could have become entangled in the train tracks. Maddox said there was no way to confirm the original report that the dog was tied to the tracks.

Another case involved a Chihuahua that was found wounded in someone's backyard. Maddox explained that it may have been the result of the small dog entering the backyard, and getting attacked by the homeowner's dogs.

Maddox explained these reports have come in like a game of telephone.

"There is nothing substantiating any of this," Maddox explained, adding that because the circumstances may have loosely aligned with the initial reports, residents associated the reports with an individual or group aiming to harm dogs in the community.

"We're trying to get everybody to be aware of their animals," Wegner said.

(Everything Lubbock - Feb 24, 2016)

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