Sheriff: At Least 12 Arrested for Animal Sacrifice in Texas

'It appears that they were having some sort of unknown ritual'
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Mar 17, 2018 11:08 AM CDT
Sheriff: At Least 12 Arrested for Animal Sacrifice in Texas
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Authorities in Texas have arrested at least a dozen people for animal cruelty after interrupting what they believe was ritual sacrifice, the AP reports. According to the San Antonio Express-News, Bexar County sheriff's deputies found dead and dismembered animals in a San Antonio-area home Friday night after receiving calls that animals were being sacrificed.

Sgt. Elizabeth Gonzalez says that deputies saw more than a dozen people inside a garage where a woman was cutting up animal parts while another person was draining the blood of a chicken into a container. Gonzalez says, "It appears that they were having some sort of unknown ritual." Deputies found additional mutilated animals in the residence, including goat heads and more chickens. Gonzalez says between 12 and 14 people were arrested and will face misdemeanor charges of cruelty to non-livestock animals.

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