Here is the story in the Palestine paper
Seven dogs seized in raid
Suspects could be charged with animal cruelty
By PAUL STONE
The Palestine Herald
PALESTINE — Seven dogs, some of which are believed to be involved in fighting, were seized from a pair of Palestine residences Thursday, and authorities say six local men could ultimately be charged with cruelty to animals.
A video provided by Texas Parks & Wildlife Department game warden Karen Gray ultimately led to the seizure of the animals Thursday at separate residences on North Jackson and North Howard streets inside the Palestine city limits, Anderson County Sheriff Greg Taylor told the Herald-Press Thursday afternoon.
Area game wardens, including Gray, were recently working a case involving possible illegal deer hunting when one of the suspects produced a videotape of a group of men watching as pit bulls attacked a feral hog, according to the sheriff.
“There are six people in the video and they are causing several pit bulls to attack a feral hog inside a kennel,” Taylor said. “They were mauling this hog. It’s definitely an unpleasant thing to watch.”
At one point on the tape, Taylor said one of the hog’s ears was bitten off by one of the attacking dogs. One of the men observing the attack casually picked up the ear and tossed it to the side, according to the sheriff.
“They were having a large time,” Taylor said in disgust.
The incident portrayed on the tape took place “approximately six-to-eight months ago” at a location outside the Palestine city limits, but in Anderson County, according to the sheriff.
Authorities ultimately determined the identity of all persons portrayed on the videotape through investigation, according to the sheriff.
Taylor said the men, who all reside in Palestine, range in age from 25 to 29.
“We’re turning the case over to the (Anderson County) district attorney’s office for indictments,” the sheriff stated.
On Thursday, two pit bulls were seized from the North Jackson residence, while five more dogs — four of which are pit bulls — were seized from the North Howard residence, according to the sheriff.
At least some of the seized dogs are believed to have been used in the attack against the hog last year, according to Taylor.
“Maybe not all (of the dogs), but some,” the sheriff said.
A hearing before Anderson County Justice of the Peace James Todd to determine custody of the seized dogs is scheduled to be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Anderson County Courthouse.
Cruelty to animals is a state jail felony punishable by six months-to-two years in a state jail facility.
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Paul Stone may be contacted via e-mail at
pstone@palestineherald.com 
