(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.
To
help the SPCA of Texas fund future rescues like this and to support the
SPCA of Texas' other programs and services, please visit www.spca.org/helptheanimals. To learn more about the SPCA of Texas, please visit our website at www.spca.org/.