{"id":2385429,"date":"2025-01-02T00:20:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T05:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/show-goat-convulses-to-death-in-teen-competitors-arms-older-rival-faces-felony-charge-under-texas-law\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T00:22:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T05:22:04","slug":"show-goat-convulses-to-death-in-teen-competitors-arms-older-rival-faces-felony-charge-under-texas-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/show-goat-convulses-to-death-in-teen-competitors-arms-older-rival-faces-felony-charge-under-texas-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Show Goat Convulses to Death in Teen Competitor&#8217;s Arms, Older Rival Faces Felony Charge Under Texas Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fshow-goat-convulses-to-death-in-teen-competitors-arms-older-rival-faces-felony-charge-under-texas-law%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2385429&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 17-year-old girl from \u200bCedar Park, Texas,\u2063 named Aubrey Layne \u2064Vanlandingham, is facing a felony \u200canimal cruelty charge for allegedly poisoning a rival competitor&#8217;s show goat. Surveillance footage\u200b reportedly captured her forcing\u2064 pesticide into \u2064the goat\u2019s mouth multiple times at a \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-rabbi-warns-of-extreme-antisemitism-advises-jewish-students-to-return-home-asap\/\" title=\"Columbia Rabbi Urges Jewish Students to Return Home Due to Rising Antisemitism\">school barn<\/a>. Shortly after, she contacted the goat&#8217;s owner, claiming that\u200d the animal was unwell, but it died \u200cthe \u200cnext day after displaying symptoms like coughing and shaking. A\u200c necropsy revealed a \u200cstrong\u2064 odor of\u2062 pesticide\u2063 in \u200dthe goat&#8217;s stomach.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, Vanlandingham denied involvement but later confessed to poisoning the goat, \u2063claiming \u200cthe owner was a &#8220;cheater.&#8221; Investigators found disturbing internet searches on her phone related to harming goats, which raised further concerns about her intentions.\u2063 The mother of the goat&#8217;s owner \u2064expressed that the act seemed to \u2062stem from\u200d jealousy rather than the alleged cheating, as\u200d the girls had minimal interaction.<\/p>\n<p>Following the incident, Vanlandingham, who\u200c served as a cheerleader \u2063and was involved \u200cin the Future farmers of America, has been\u2063 banned from school \u2063pending the outcome of her case. She has been released on bail \u200band\u2062 is scheduled to appear in court in January. The \u2063charge carries\u2063 a possible penalty of up to two years in prison and a fine\u200d of $10,000. The \u2063victim&#8217;s family hopes for \u200bjustice and believes Vanlandingham \u2064should take duty \u2062for her\u2063 actions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Texas teen is facing a felony animal cruelty charge after a rival competitor&rsquo;s show goat was poisoned.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said in an affidavit that Aubrey Layne Vanlandingham, 17, of Cedar Park was seen on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sick-principals-created-d-meme-teens-exposed-breast-surveillance-video-lawsuit-alleges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">surveillance video<\/a> forcibly squirting a substance &mdash; later identified as a pesticide &mdash; multiple times into the mouth of the goat at the Vista Ridge High School barn, according to Austin news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/article\/news\/local\/teen-poisoned-goat-details-texas-cedar-park-allegations-aubrey-vanlandingham-charged\/269-72cd4f6a-a89a-495d-8091-e16830c6f2b6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KVUE-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The report said Vanlandingham then contacted the family of the animal&rsquo;s owner &ldquo;saying it wasn&rsquo;t acting right.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The goat was taken to an animal hospital for symptoms that included coughing, shaking, and diarrhea. It died the next day.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/recall-pet-death-immediately-discard-product-contact-place-purchase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">veterinarian<\/a> who did the necropsy on the animal said &ldquo;the smell of pesticide permeated the room&rdquo; after its stomach was opened.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The teen first denied causing the death, but later admitted to investigators that she poisoned the animal, claiming its caretaker &ldquo;was a cheater&rdquo; and she &ldquo;doesn&rsquo;t like cheaters,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/news\/texas-goat-killed-williamson-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KDFW-TV<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said they obtained a search warrant for Vanlandingham&rsquo;s phone and discovered searches for &ldquo;If goats inject bleach do they die,&rdquo; &ldquo;How much bleach kills a goat,&rdquo; and &ldquo;How to clear search history.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The U.K.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14224857\/texas-cheerleader-animal-cruelty-rival-goat-aubrey-vanlandingham.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a> interviewed the mother of the 15-year-old owner of Willy, the deceased goat.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She&rsquo;s saying it&rsquo;s because of cheating. But from what we&rsquo;ve deciphered, she was just really jealous,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">anonymous mom told<\/a> the news outlet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can&rsquo;t even cheat when it comes to showing goats,&rdquo; added the younger girl&rsquo;s mother. &ldquo;It makes no sense, so that&rsquo;s where the jealousy really kind of falls into place.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They weren&rsquo;t friends, and my daughter is a lot younger, so they didn&rsquo;t really interact at all, so that&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s even more bizarre.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She said the incident was &ldquo;very traumatic&rdquo; for her daughter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&ldquo;<\/strong>We were there when he passed away. My daughter was actually holding him,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The mom said she doesn&rsquo;t believe Vanlandingham has any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alabama-executioners-cut-off-killers-final-public-words-states-unique-method-used-third-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remorse<\/a> for her alleged actions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We hope that she has to serve jail time and she gets some kind of mental help,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;We want justice served, we don&rsquo;t want a slap on the wrist. We want to make sure that she is punished.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She needs to take ownership for what she&rsquo;s done.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vanlandigham, a senior, was a cheerleader and president of the school&rsquo;s Future Farmers of America chapter. She has been banned from the school while the case is pending, the Daily Mail reported.<\/p>\n<p>She was arrested after the Oct. 23 incident and charged with one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyle-rittenhouse-staying-in-safe-house-after-numerous-threats-attorney-says\/\" title=\"Kyle Rittenhouse Staying In \u2018Safe House\u2019 After \u2018Numerous Threats,\u2019 Attorney Says\">felony count<\/a> of cruelty to livestock, which carries a penalty of up to two years imprisonment and up to a $10,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>Vanlandigham was released on $5,000 bond and is due back in court Jan. 15, KDFW reported.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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