Aubrey Vanlandingham, 17, reportedly confessed to the poisoning, telling police she ‘doesn’t like cheaters’

Summary

Aubrey Vanlandingham, a 17-year-old Texas student, was charged with animal cruelty after poisoning a classmate’s show goat, Willie, with pesticide, allegedly because she “does not like cheaters.”

Surveillance footage captured her force-feeding the goat with a syringe on October 23, leading to its death the following day.

Investigators found searches on her phone related to poisoning animals. The Texas Future Farmers of America condemned her actions, emphasizing ethical behavior and animal welfare.

Vanlandingham faces up to two years in jail and a $10,000 fine, with a court date set for January 15.

      • beefbot
        1•3 days ago

        She’s 17. That’s definitely a child when it comes to relationships or physical intimacy with another person, etc. But that’s also very close to conscription age, especially when it comes to poisoning animals

        • @mushroomstormtrooper
          4•3 days ago

          Right, the above comment was purely sexualizing her, though. No one was arguing that she shouldn’t be tried as an adult.

      • beefbot
        3•3 days ago

        It means that account is yet another fucking turfing political propaganda account, if it’s not actually a bot, or else it’s a normal person who thinks so closely to propaganda accounts or AI bots that they functionally might as well be one. That said, I responded to them too so I guess they win this round? 🤷‍♂️ *jerking hand motion *