Dozen arrested in suspected animal sacrifice in Texas

Staff report | KENS-TV, San Antonio

At least a dozen people in San Antonio, Texas, were arrested Friday night after neighbors said they sacrificed several animals in a garage using knives.

Bexar County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a home after neighbors notified authorities about 7 p.m. that the people inside were sacrificing animals. Deputies found about 12-14 people inside the garage along with dead chickens, goats, and other animals.

Sgt. Elizabeth Gonzalez said one individual was seen cutting up an animal.

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"It appeared that they were having some sort of ritual," Gonzalez said. "One of the other persons was holding up a chicken and draining blood into a container. There was containers there. There was heads of what looked like goats and animals dead and alive inside."

Deputies said 12-14 people were arrested and now face animal cruelty charges.