In a shocking case of animal cruelty, a Parker County woman has been arrested after multiple dead animals were found on her property.
The Parker County Sheriff's Office says that when conducting an animal welfare check in the 4200-Block of North Farm-to-Market Road 52, officers found a dead bull with an empty feeder inside of its pen. They also found turkeys and chickens which were sharing pens with dead animals and a goat that was living off of water provided by neighbors who had realized it was in need.
Once they had been given a warrant, officers subsequently seized the remaining animals who are now in the care of a local veterinarian.
"Sheriff’s investigators reported most of the animals had no fresh water source and of the two water sources on the property they contained algae and other contaminants," the Sheriff's Office stated in a press release. "Sheriff’s investigators also discovered a deceased sorrel horse inside a pen, a deceased peacock in a fully enclosed coop, two deceased miniature horses, two deceased emus inside of an enclosed pasture and several rabbits inside a cage located in the barn. None of the deceased animals obtained a fresh water source."
31-year-old Shamorrowia Jeanette Alexander of Whitt was charged with eight counts of cruelty to livestock animals and one of cruelty to non-livestock animals according to the Sheriff's Office.
Sheriff Authier took the opportunity to remind members of the public that if in ownership of an animal, you are required to provide shade, food, and fresh water.
"In the climbing temperatures, it is imperative," said Sheriff Authier
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