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Police state video footage revealed him eliminating kittens. He might be connected to lots of kitten deaths in simply the period of one month. All animals in this video are available for adoption at the Weatherford Animal Shelter.
WEATHERFORD, Texas – A Weatherford animal shelter worker is implicated of hurting and eliminating animals he was expected to help.
Police state video footage revealed him eliminating kittens. He might be connected to lots of kitten deaths in simply the period of one month.
The City of Weatherford says 21-year-old Gabriel Caswell was jailed late last month.
Over the previous couple of months, the Weatherford Animal Shelter saw a boost in kitten deaths, according to the city.
Originally, the shelter thought the deaths were disease-related, however tests on the departed animals did disappoint any indications of disease.
Gabriel Caswell (Source: Parker County Jail)
On July 14, an animal shelter team member called authorities stating that they had actually seen Caswell, a worker at the animal shelter, hurting a black kitten to the point where it was not anticipated to live.
Police took a look at video of the event and identified that Caswell had actually devoted a criminal offense.
Caswell left prison after that arrest, however more monitoring discovered much more supposed abuse. He was jailed once again on July 29 and charged with animal cruelty.
Detectives are still checking out hours of video footage for other possible events. At this time, the city does not understand the number of animal deaths might be credited to Caswell.
Police state Caswell was employed at the shelter in February.
Starting in June, kitten deaths at the shelter began increasing.
According to the shelter’s online database, 41 kittens passed away at the shelter in between June 1 and July. In the 5 months prior to that, just 17 passed away.
“Our shelter staff and volunteers take fantastic pride in the love and care offered to the animals that visit our shelter. For something like this to occur is abstruse, and we are sad by the damage triggered,” said the city in a declaration.
Police state more charges might be coming depending upon what proof they discover.
Police records reveal Caswell published bail on July 30. If founded guilty, it might suggest prison time and fines.
All animals in the video above are available for adoption at the Weatherford Animal Shelter.
