Authorities are investigating after 14 stolen Angus cattle were found in an abandoned trailer in Houston County, TX, eight of them dead, local news outlet KETK reports.
Sheriff Zak Benge’s office responded to a call on Highway 19 South, discovering the stolen livestock. Benge said officers are actively pursuing the thief for livestock theft and cruelty. Special Ranger Bobbitt of the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association is assisting in the case.
Benge thanked local cowboys and the Texas Department of Transportation for their help and vowed, “These kinds of crimes will not be tolerated,” promising justice for the offenders.
