A Texas woman is facing dozens of animal cruelty charges after 12 horses and 24 dogs were found deceased on her Collin County property.
Rachel Sword, 22, is accused of failing to take care of her grandparents' animals when they couldn't do it themselves due to their advanced age.
“Investigators located several deceased horses on the property,” authorities said.
“The decay on the horses ranged from completely skeletonized with skin and fur, generally indicating the deaths were not recent.”
Police said that some of the dogs were found dead inside cages in the RV where the suspect was living.
Sword claimed that the animals belonged to her late husband claiming that following his death, she was so depressed that she couldn't care for them.
“Collin County is committed to ensuring the safety and welfare of all animals throughout the county, and incidents such as this are taken very seriously,” Collin County Sheriff's Office said.
“The Collin County Sheriff's Office has a zero-tolerance policy regarding the abandonment or cruelty to animals.”
