Testimony from Gilmer, TX animal cruelty case

Visitors attending the hearing were visibly upset after hearing more than 2 hours of testimony alleging animal cruelty against Jeremy Delton Reddin and Cleo Hobson III of Gilmer, Texas.  Veterinarian Dr. Terri Stevenson said of the 37 dogs seized, “maybe one or two” were in good health, and the others “were in desperate need of being treated.”  A cocker spaniel found hiding in the closet had almost no hair and had in injury that was cause by a “lot of force” she added.

Dr. Stevenson said the dead puppies found in dog food bags all had injuries including one that appeared to have been decapitated with something sharp like a knife.  She said it was possible they were used in dog fights.

Puppy mill raid in Gilmer, TX

Hobson and Reddin charged with animal cruelty
Hobson and Reddin charged with animal cruelty

On October 29th, the SPCA raided a trailer home on County Road 4088, Gilmer, Texas. Mutilated dead puppies were found stuffed in dog food bags. One dead puppy was decapitated. The SPCA seized 37 dogs. Constable Gene Dolle suspects these dogs were being sold for dog fighting. Four puppies were found living in an urine and feces filled bathtub. A cocker spaniel was locked in a closet. Byron Hobson and Jeremy Reddin remain jailed for animal cruelty and other charges. A hearing will take place at 10 am on November 6th at 301 E. Butler Street, Gilmer, Texas.