So, these poor people, no money, getting evicted, call the Bruceville PD and talk to St.Michael Dorsey of Fainting Goats. They tell him they are so broke they cannot take care of their dogs and ask for help. Dorsey goes out and charges them with animal abuse, which as you notice in the last paragraph the authorities probably won’t take.

Nice. Real heart. Yes, the people are heartbroken. They also are very disheartened at being put in jail when they could have just not called about the dogs.

Dorsey, the fainting goat, trying to get up and stop being the talk of the town.

Pretty crappy deal. THIS is why people don’t call the cops.

Dorsey, you’re an asshole, but, I love the fainting goat films so just keep it up. Dickhead.

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Man abandoned two starving dogs following eviction in Bruceville-Eddy, affidavit states

By KWTX Staff

Published: Jan. 17, 2024 at 5:10 PM CST

BRUCEVILLE-EDDY, Texas (KWTX) – Dana James Hogrell, 42, is charged with cruelty to non-livestock animals after he abandoned two starving dogs in Bruceville-Eddy when he was evicted from his home, an arrest affidavit states.

Shortly after 3 p.m. on Dec. 8, 2023, a woman identified in the document as Stacy Soto called the police chief in Bruceville-Eddy to report she and her husband, whom she reportedly identified as Hogrell, were about to be evicted from the residence at 346 Crescent Creek Lane.

Soto told police they had two dogs in kennels who had “not eaten for days” and asked if the city could send someone to pick up the dogs “because she had nowhere to take them,” the document states. Soto reportedly described the dogs as a mixed breed female and a male pit bul.

A few minutes later, the police chief called Soto back to let her know the city had no one to pick up the animals but would be willing to provide her with the contact information for several shelters who could take care of dogs while the animals were adopted or placed in foster care. The police chief, the document states, advised Soto she needed to make arrangements for the dogs because it is against the law to abandon the animals.

Soto, the affidavit states, told the police chief, “from what I hear, they are about to come and move everything. So, I mean, that’s part of everything. They will figure it out, right?”

At about 3:30 p.m. the next day, the police chief observed two stray dogs, a mixed breed female and a male pit bull matching the descriptions provided by Soto a day earlier, roaming in the area of 346 Crescent Creek Lane.

“I observed that both dogs were very thin and appeared to be malnourished,” Police Chief Michael Dorsey wrote in the affidavit, “Both dogs had protruding hip bones, ribs and spine.”

The dogs were captured by animal control and placed with a caretaker.

The police chief returned to the residence at 346 Crescent Creek Lane and observed open dog kennels in the front yard, in addition, to empty food and water bowls.

In the backyard of the vacant home, the police chief found eight chickens inside cages.

Dorsey called Soto and the woman allegedly acknowledged the animals belonged to her and her husband. Soto told the police chief the chickens were supposed to go to a neighbor and that her husband was “unable to care for the dogs and has been unable to go and get dog food,” the document states.

Dorsey sent Soto photos of the dogs found roaming near the vacant home, and Soto not only “identified the dogs as theirs,” but also said their names were Remi and Grey Goose, the affidavit states.

“If U can get someone to pick up the chickens, also. I have misplaced the neighbor’s number,” Soto allegedly wrote in a message to Dorsey, adding, “IDK what to do about the dogs. I have no place for them.”

Seven of the eight abandoned chickens were captured and placed with a caretaker.

Hogrell is not currently being held at the McLennan County Jail. The arrest affidavit for Hogrell did not clarify whether authorities will file charges against Soto.