Mrs Behavin
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Cant say that Im proud to call this town home after hearing this. This made me sick to my stomach!
In Garland County, a rash of animal mutilations and cruelty has the Sheriff's Department asking the public for help in catching those responsible.
Steve Breshears lives off Arkansas Highway 5 in Garland County in a usually quiet area near Goat Hill Road. But over the weekend, one of his beagles came home bleeding, nearly skinned alive.
Breshears says he can’t understand why anyone would want to hurt a dog, “For someone to do something like that, it's dirty. They must be sick. They have a heart and blood that pumps through their body just like a person does.” Breshears says when his beagle came home, she was still clinging to life. His pet later had to be euthanized.
But, this is not the first animal mutilation case in the area. Lt. Rodney Neighbors of the Garland County Sheriff's Office says a cow has been slaughtered, it's carcass cut open. Two other dogs, a cat, and four pigs have also been killed in Goat Hill Road area. Officers say one theory is a cult could be involved, using the animals during rituals.
Lt. Neighbors is also concerned about where the animal cruelty cases could escalate from here. “How long has this been going on that we didn't know about and where is it leading, Dahmer and all those started out this way.”
Authorities are askng for the public's help in stopping the string of mutilations. So far the sheriff's department says a $15,000 reward has been raised for information leading to the capture and prosecution of those responsible.
You can contact the Garland County Sheriff's Office at 501-662-3690. You can also leave an anonmyous tip at 501-662-3674.
Cant say that Im proud to call this town home after hearing this. This made me sick to my stomach!
In Garland County, a rash of animal mutilations and cruelty has the Sheriff's Department asking the public for help in catching those responsible.
Steve Breshears lives off Arkansas Highway 5 in Garland County in a usually quiet area near Goat Hill Road. But over the weekend, one of his beagles came home bleeding, nearly skinned alive.
Breshears says he can’t understand why anyone would want to hurt a dog, “For someone to do something like that, it's dirty. They must be sick. They have a heart and blood that pumps through their body just like a person does.” Breshears says when his beagle came home, she was still clinging to life. His pet later had to be euthanized.
But, this is not the first animal mutilation case in the area. Lt. Rodney Neighbors of the Garland County Sheriff's Office says a cow has been slaughtered, it's carcass cut open. Two other dogs, a cat, and four pigs have also been killed in Goat Hill Road area. Officers say one theory is a cult could be involved, using the animals during rituals.
Lt. Neighbors is also concerned about where the animal cruelty cases could escalate from here. “How long has this been going on that we didn't know about and where is it leading, Dahmer and all those started out this way.”
Authorities are askng for the public's help in stopping the string of mutilations. So far the sheriff's department says a $15,000 reward has been raised for information leading to the capture and prosecution of those responsible.
You can contact the Garland County Sheriff's Office at 501-662-3690. You can also leave an anonmyous tip at 501-662-3674.
