{"id":429233,"date":"2026-09-08T03:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T03:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/429233\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T03:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T03:06:13","slug":"texas-man-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison-after-more-than-130-dogs-died-at-animal-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/429233\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas man sentenced to 10 years in prison after more than 130 dogs died at animal rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Man \"Man Man pleads guilty in animal cruelty case<\/a> <\/p>\n

Timothy Brockman was sentenced to 10 years in prison for one felony count and one misdemeanor count of cruelty to non-livestock animals, while his girlfriend, Ashley McFadden, got five years in prison. Brockman got more time because of probation violations. FOX 26’s Randy Wallace explains.\u00a0<\/p>\n

TEXAS – More than 130 dogs died while in the care of a supposed animal rescue called Southeast Texas Paw Patrol.<\/p>\n

Timothy Brockman sentenced to 10 years in Texas animal cruelty case involving more than 130 dogs <\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

Timothy Brockman was sentenced to 10 years in prison for one felony count and one misdemeanor count of cruelty to non-livestock animals, while his girlfriend, Ashley McFadden, got five years in prison. Brockman got more time because of probation violations.<\/p>\n

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The couple got dogs from various rescue groups throughout Texas under the guise they would find the dogs forever homes through their Southeast Texas Paw Patrol.<\/p>\n

Instead of homes, more than 130 dogs were starved to death, many buried alive.<\/p>\n

What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

Mary McElhanon, a Houston dog transporter, says she saw it with her own eyes. She transported puppies to the rescue thinking they would find forever homes.<\/p>\n

“Timothy sent word to me, \u2018tell Mary I put her newborn babies in ziplock bags and suffocated them,\u2019” she said.<\/p>\n

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Authorities found 87 dogs alive.<\/p>\n

Tina Nedd, a dog rescuer, also saw a lot of the death and destruction at the couple’s hands under the guise of saving lives.<\/p>\n

“People use the word traumatizing pretty loosely,” Nedd said. “But that was a traumatizing experience for everybody involved. It’s very hard to stop seeing it. If you think about it, you see it.”<\/p>\n

Investigators say Brockman’s personal dog was the healthiest animal on the property.<\/p>\n

Brockman is prohibited from owning a living animal for five years after completing his sentence.<\/p>\n

Animal advocates say they hope this case will show lawmakers why laws addressing pets need to be strengthened.<\/p>\n

The Source: FOX 26 Reporter Randy Wallace spoke with Tina Nedd, a dog rescuer, and Mary McElhanon, a Houston dog transporter<\/p>\n

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