{"id":493124,"date":"2026-01-05T02:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T02:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/493124\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T02:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T02:38:10","slug":"man-arrested-after-3-malnourished-dogs-more-than-60-chickens-found-in-east-bexar-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/493124\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested after 3 malnourished dogs, more than 60 chickens found in east Bexar County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Investigators said there is evidence Aundra Mathis strangled a dog, provoked roosters to fight<\/p>\n<p>Aundra Mathis, middle, was arrested for animal cruelty on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. (Bexar County Sheriff&#8217;s Office)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>ADKINS, Texas<\/strong> \u2013 The Bexar County Sheriff\u2019s Office said it arrested a man after it found three severely malnourished dogs and more than 60 chickens on an East Side property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Aundra Mathis was arrested on Thursday and charged with three counts of animal cruelty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Deputies located the animals while responding to the 600 block of Kayroe Drive for a vehicle engulfed in flames, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">BCSO said deputies found a deceased bird and another with injuries consistent with cockfighting. It also said investigators found evidence that Mathis previously strangled a dog and provoked roosters to cockfight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The property owner told deputies Mathis was working there and owned the chickens, which BCSO said were confined in cages without adequate food, water or shelter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Mathis denied ownership of the dogs, the sheriff\u2019s office said, but admitted to owning some of the chickens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Bexar County Animal Control responded to the scene and took custody of all animals on the property, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>Read also:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\"\/><\/ul>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorChristian Riley Dutcher headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/team\/CRH294591CBPTN3KLABQTS231T\/\" title=\"View Christian Riley Dutcher&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian Riley Dutcher<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Christian Riley joined KSAT 12 in June 2025. 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