Authorities investigating goat’s death
MLADEN RUDMAN
2007-01-22
CRESTVIEW — A female goat might have been sexually assaulted and killed Saturday near the Okaloosa-Walton county line, according to lawmen and the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society.
PAWS’ director of animal services, Dee Thompson-Poirrier, described the crime scene off U.S. Highway 90 as “brutal.”
The goat’s death was suspicious, but there was no evidence it was the victim of a ritualistic animal sacrifice, she said.
The incident was reported by the goat’s owners, a Crestview couple, according to authorities. They couldn’t be reached for comment Monday.
Responders used a rape kit provided by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office to preserve evi-dence in line with crime-scene standards.
“It was the only clean way we knew of to get a specimen,” Thompson-Poirrier said.
Semen was found inside the goat, but PAWS was still trying to find a laboratory that could quickly process the sample because the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is backlogged.
Though the semen hasn’t been proven as human, Thompson-Poirrier and a veterinarian who examined the goat want the semen tested and compared to the state’s convicted-felon database.
“The goat owner does not have male goats (anymore),” Thompson-Poirrier said. She added the large goat was pregnant.
It has since been necropsied, and tissue samples, which should help determine a cause of death, were taken. The goat will be cremated.
A human suspect has been tentatively identified but police haven’t made an arrest yet, according to Thompson-Poirrier and lawmen.
She said the incident, which would be a felony because the animal died, is being taken seriously.
“We’re concerned that an individual who can do this can escalate into doing something worse,” she said.
Not sure if you all have heard of this or not so I thought would post it since a I'm a animal lover an this really
me up about someone doing a animal that way.
There are some sickO's out here in this world..
This ticks me off about people.
