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.

  • @[email protected]
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    162 days ago

    I wonder what cheating in particular this twit was even talking about. The article doesn’t say. I don’t know how you can cheat in… Goats? IDK I’m not a redneck. Maybe the victim was dating the culprit’s cousin and cheated on them or something? People can be fucking dumb.

    • @Wogi
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      202 days ago

      FFA and 4H have rules regarding the raising of show livestock that basically boil down to “you gotta take care of the animal.”

      You’re not allowed to bring in help outside of your immediate family, you’re not allowed to “excessively” engage consultants, which is generally anything outside of the normal education you’d receive going through that program. And there’s a bunch of rules for where and how you house the animal. Several of which are in place to ensure that you cannot send it off to someone to train or care for it for any length of time.

      There’s a significant amount of money on the line. These animals go to auction, and while it’s not typical, especially not for goats, they can bring in 6 figures. College educations are frequently paid for by these auctions. For a lot of kids that’s the plan.

      So cheating happens.

      • @[email protected]
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        112 days ago

        My neighbor’s daughter just let a pregnant pig die in birth because she was too stupid and incompetent to check on it during labor for 4 hours

        They’re out 1600 bucks and have to get another one or they’re not gonna get the 4H certification or whatever

        I’m very tempted to see if I can report them as such complete failures that they shouldn’t ever be given another chance. Because they are, and shouldn’t ever be allowed animal ownership

  • @ninjabard
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    1292 days ago

    “Investigators found searches on her phone for how to poison pets, how much bleach is needed to kill an animal, and how to clear search history,” clearly didn’t learn anything from that last search.

    • @meco03211
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      482 days ago

      I gotta imagine that level of search would likely only yield results that will dupe family or technologically illiterate police. Any investigator with half a brain would be able to figure out the searches.

      • @givesomefucks
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        442 days ago

        Searches are held at both ends.

        You can clear your search history, you can’t clear Google’s.

      • @ninjabard
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        72 days ago

        That’s fair. I know there are cases where cops will say they didn’t find anything but only because they only looked at Internet Explorer.

      • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod
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        222 days ago

        Maybe Department of Agriculture depending on her position on child labor

            • beefbot
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              12 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
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                42 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
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              32 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 *

    • @[email protected]
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      332 days ago

      You either live long enough to become the villain or poison a goat and still become the villain because you were always the villain.

  • Nougat
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    342 days ago

    That mugshot suggests that she can’t shut the fuck up.

  • Tarquinn2049
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    272 days ago

    “She left the barn but not before returning twice a day to take photos and a video, according to the Statesman.”

    I mean… probably before too.

  • magnetosphere
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    242 days ago

    I kinda want her to get the full two years, but jail doesn’t cure stupid.

    • @Snowclone
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      82 days ago

      She a minor, first time offender, and a white woman. If she doesn’t get a light tap on the wrist I’ll be surprised.

      • @Tyfud
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        52 days ago

        She’s not a minor. Not in TX. 17 is tried as an adult for criminal offenses.

      • @[email protected]
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        Unless she said “you’re next” within the cops hearing. That’s terrorism charges, boys!

    • @Maggoty
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      42 days ago

      But what about her future?!? She could be a State Governor, or Homeland Security Secretary, we have to protect her!

    • Optional
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      62 days ago

      Exactly. The TeKKKsas GQP is gonna be on her faster than her parole officer.

  • beefbot
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    -222 days ago

    Sorry to be not serious for a bit. Serious posters with actual important things to say. I’m gonna get some stupid thrill from making fun of her name. I know her name is Aubrey; let’s pretend it’s something else.

    Hi. I’m Amanda! Amanda “Mandy” Candace “Candy” Van Landingham. I’m gonna sing my favorite number, “Black Betty (Bam-ba-lam)”.