Goat skulls ‘littered’ across Massachusetts farm leads to cruelty charges
A 42-year-old Massachusetts woman is facing 12 counts of animal cruelty after officials say goat skulls and bones were "littered" around the farm and 100 animals had been neglected.
Jenifer Rogers, of Plympton, was on MSPCA's radar after getting reports of potential neglect. But they were unable to access the Lake Street home due to a lack of cooperation from Rogers, who was residing there.
Law enforcement reports from September suggested several poultry, fowl and other farm animals had been continually neglected. Some of the animals had died and were left on the property.
MSPCA personnel found several animals living in inadequate shelters with a lack of available food or water.
Dead livestock was also found near live animals. And various bones and skulls from dead goats were littered around the property, the Plymouth County District Attorney's office said in a press release.
Rogers was given an opportunity to surrender any animals she could not care for.
MSPCA returned the next day with a search warrant and found many of the animals still did not have access to water and shelters remained unsanitary.
A total of 116 animals were removed from the Lake Street property and taken to MSPCA Cape Cod and Methuen shelters. Examinations of the animals following their removal from Rogers' residence found clear and consistent signs of neglect.
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