Texas Horse Tooth Etching Case Closed

The case has been closed unless new information emerges, according to one Texas law enforcement officer.
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Law enforcement authorities in Texas have closed investigations into an animal cruelty case involving a horse with a profane message etched in his teeth unless new information in the case emerges.

Last month, Samantha Mixon, DVM, discovered a horse with a profane phrase etched into its front teeth. Mixon believes power tools were used to make the etchings that she said extended into the living tissue in the horse’s teeth causing him to be in pain. Mixon later reported the finding to the Bandera County Sheriff’s Department for investigation.

On July 12 Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Shane Merritt said that due to conflicting veterinarian opinions and possible statute of limitations restrictions, the investigation was closed with no charges filed.

Merritt said that after Mixon reported the case, the law enforcement investigators interviewed two additional veterinarians who disagreed with Mixon’s opinion that the horse had suffered pain in the etching process and that it continues to suffer pain as a result of it

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Pat Raia is a veteran journalist who enjoys covering equine welfare, industry, and news. In her spare time, she enjoys riding her Tennessee Walking Horse, Sonny.

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