SPCA of Texas and Kaufman County Sheriff Seize Neglected Animals from Property in Kaufman County
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
By: Maura Davies

(KAUFMAN COUNTY, TX/McKINNEY, TX); November 4, 2009--Under the authority of the Kaufman County Sheriff's Department, the SPCA of Texas seized five cats, four horses, three dogs and two sugar gliders late yesterday, Tuesday, November 3, from a property in Crandall, TX in Kaufman County.

One of the horses, found in a stall, was down and unable to stand, emaciated, covered in open wounds and was in need of immediate veterinary care. A veterinarian was called to the scene to evaluate the horse. The other three horses, who were all tethered to posts in a pasture on the property, are thin to extremely thin and did not have access to food or water. Two of the dogs, found tethered outside, are thin. The remaining animals--five cats, two sugar gliders and one dog--were found in the house without access to food or water. 

Acting at the request of the Kaufman County Sheriff's Department yesterday afternoon, an SPCA of Texas Humane Investigator visited the property in question. The SPCA of Texas agreed with the Kaufman County Sheriff's Department that immediate action was needed as one of the horses was in severe distress.  

SPCA of Texas vehicles transported the animals to the Perry Animal Care Center at 8411 Stacy Road in McKinney, TX 75070 yesterday evening, where they will be cared for until the custody hearing.

The custody hearing will be held on Thursday, November 5 at 10 a.m. at the Kaufman County Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1 South Campus at 3001 S. Washington in Kaufman, TX.

If the SPCA of Texas is awarded custody, the animals would be evaluated for potential adoption or placement.

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