The fate of the animals in one of the largest animal cruelty seizures in the United States will be decided Wednesday, September 30, at a hearing beginning at 2 p.m. before Justice of the Peace Dale Gorczynski. The court is at 7300 N Shepherd Dr, Houston.

Depending on the results of the hearing; the ducks, birds, ponies, turtles, hamsters and other animals could be returned to their owner or could remain in the care of the Houston Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

County Attorney Vince Ryan said, “This animal trafficker showed wanton indifference to the suffering of these animals. This is despicable cruelty on a large scale.”

The animals were removed from deplorable conditions in Northwest Houston last Wednesday by Harris County Precinct One Constables and the Houston SPCA Cruelty Investigation Team acting under a warrant. According to Deputy Constable Christine Kendrick, the ducks and geese were drinking from puddles that had dead chickens in them and one trailer was full of caged animals that were kept in the dark with no food, water or heat. Some cages had dead and live animals in them, she said.

After the animals were examined by a veterinarian, the extent of the damage to the animals from their mistreatment was revealed.  Houston SPCA Chief Investigator Charles Jantzen states, “In this case all of the animals at the location were subject to animal cruelty and the deplorable conditions that we found these animals in shows the extent of the cruelty they had endured.”

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