MATHIS, TX – The Mathis Police Department has confirmed the arrested of 30-year-old Matthew Zuniga on Wednesday afternoon for the brutal beating deaths of several livestock project animals.
Zuniga is charged of six counts of cruelty to livestock animals, two counts of cruelty to non-livestock animals, one count of criminal mischief and one count of burglary.
The charges came after he allegedly broke into the Mathis FFA show barns and beat a number of animals, including pigs, lambs, and goats, to death. He also left a number of them so injured they were ultimately put down.
The Mathis agricultural booster club are asking for donation to try and get the students replacement animals. To donate send a check to the Mathis A&H Boosters PO Box 866, Mathis, Tx, 78368.
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