Multiple animals died in the midst of intense Texas summer heat and a woman has been arrested for failing to provide them with the care necessary for survival. The Parker County Sheriff’s Office identifies Shamorrowia Jeanette Alexander, 31, of Whitt, as the woman responsible for the deaths of rabbits, horses, emus, a bull and a peacock.
A news release from the authorities states:
Parker County Sheriff Russ Authier said investigators arrived on the property in the 4200-Block of North Farm-to-Market Road 52, for an animal welfare check and discovered a decomposing bull inside of a pen on the property. Sheriff’s investigators further observed an empty hay feeder inside the pen.
The release adds:
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. 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.
Sheriff Authier said the law requires you to provide adequate shade, food and fresh water for all animals. He said, “In the climbing temperatures, it is imperative.”
Alexander is charged with eight counts of cruelty to livestock animals and one charge of cruelty to non-livestock animals.
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