Texas teenager accused of using poison to kill rival’s competition show goat
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Aubrey Vanlandingham charged with animal cruelty after reportedly confessing to force-feeding pesticide to goat. A Texas teenager has been charged with animal cruelty after she was accused of using pesticide to poison and kill a rival’s competition show goat.
Authorities allege that Aubrey Vanlandingham, 17, used a drench gun to force-feed toxic pesticide to the goat, named Willie, at a barn at the Vista Ridge high school in Cedar Park in October. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by multiple outlets, Vanlandingham reportedly confessed to deliberately poisoning the animal, an act that was captured on CCTV footage.
The goat died about 21 hours later after convulsing and showing signs of respiratory distress, documents say. A necropsy confirmed that the cause of death was organophosphate intoxication from phosmet, a pesticide commonly used for external parasite control in livestock, CBS Austin reported.
Vanlandingham confessed to police that she deliberately poisoned the goat because she believed the animal’s owner was “a cheater”, according to the affidavit. She reportedly said it was her second attempt to kill the goat. Investigators who searched her phone history found that she had searched “how much bleach can kill an animal” and “poisoning pets, what you should know”, People reported. She also allegedly searched “how to clear search history”.
