Hidden-camera video secretly shot at a Texas dairy cattle operation by an undercover investigator with the animal protection organization Mercy For Animals has led to cruelty to animals charges against the owner and workers at E6 Cattle Co.

May 26, 2011

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Mercy For Animals Announces Felony Animal Cruelty Warrants Issued

Hidden-camera video secretly shot at a Texas dairy cattle operation by an undercover investigator with the animal protection organization Mercy For Animals has led to cruelty to animals charges against the owner and workers at E6 Cattle Co. The video shows workers bashing in the skulls of calves with hammers and pickaxes, dragging them by their ears, standing on their necks, and neglecting them to die without proper veterinary care.

Castro County District Attorney James R. Horton says warrants have been issued, charging five individuals with felonies and two with misdemeanors. Five former employees of E6 Cattle are facing charges of cruelty to livestock/animals, a state jail felony. Those being charged are Manuel Soto, Christian Garcia, Daniel Dumas, Jose Martinez and Francisco Hernandez. Kirt Espenson, the owner, and Arturo Olmos, the foreman, are both facing Class A Misdemeanor charges for Cruelty to Livestock. A Class A Misdemeanor is punishable by fine up to $4,000 or one year in jail.

During the undercover investigation at E6 Cattle Co. in Hart, TX – a dairy cattle operation which rears nearly 10,000 calves for use on dairy farms – MFA’s investigator documented workers bashing in the skulls of calves with hammers and pickaxes, dragging them by their ears, standing on their necks, burning them, and neglecting them to die without proper veterinary care.

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