SPCA, Hopkins County Sheriff Seize Over 200 Head of Starving Cattle
(SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX); December 4, 2017–Today, the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office began seizing and taking custody of approximately 200-400 allegedly cruelly treated, starving head of cattle from six Hopkins County properties near Sulphur Springs, TX. Due to the number of cattle and the multiple locations, the animals’ removal will likely take through Wednesday, December 6. Today, more than 160 cattle were removed from...
Cat Abandoned in Park When Shelter Did Not Have Cage Large Enough to Contain; Cat Owner Charged
When the Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter did not have a cage large enough for the black and white cat Denon Wolfgang Blasey, 25, sought to leave in their care, he took the cat to Coleman Park and left it there. Pictures of Blasey’s vehicle and a citizen’s report of the abandoned cat led to his arrest and Felony Charge of Cruelty to Non-Livestock Animals: Fail to provide. Blasey had a moment of fame as the picture of the abandonment was...
Humane Society of the United States Releases Undercover Investigation of Pilgrim’s Pride
In a news release issued Tuesday morning, June 27, 2017, the Humane Society of the United States has released the details of a multi-state undercover investigation into Pilgrim’s Pride—the nation’s second largest chicken producer—which documented inhumane practices and animal abuse. At a Pilgrim’s Pride contract farm in Hull, Georgia, the farm owner himself repeatedly beat animals with a metal rod. Sick and injured chickens had their...
Malnourished Cattle Seized Near Birthright; 10 Head Dead
A call Monday morning alerted Hopkins County Deputy and Animal Cruelty Investigator Coby Hume to approximately 45 head of cattle that were malnourished. Approximately 10 head were found dead near a pool and two of the bovine bodies were in the pool. According to Hume it seems the cattle had broken through a weak fence and torn down bales of hay to eat. That hay is now trampled under their feet and ruined by their own waste. The cattle...
Ownership of Malnourished Horses Relinquished
An elderly person unable to care for the five horses the individual owned relinquished her rights to the horses to the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Saturday morning. The five horses were extremely malnourished but not beyond recovering good health, according to Kobe Hume, Animal Cruelty Investigator for the Hopkins County Sheriff’s office. Hume received a call regarding the horses in the Cumby area late Friday afternoon. On...
Owner Relinquishes Ownership of 17 Dogs Seized Last Week
Tuesday morning in hearing in Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 court, Ruby Gregg relinquished ownership of the 17 dogs seized by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Animal Investigator Koby Hume. Ownership of the animals was given to the SPCA Tuesday morning during a hearing at the Justice of the Peace Courtroom. According to Victoria Albrecht, Communications Manager for the SPCA, there is nothing that will prevent Gregg from having pets in the...
