Investigators are still working to find the person or people responsible. Authorities believe the perpetrator(s) entered the Gaines' Magnolia Homes property between Friday night and Saturday morning, when the dead goats were first found by employees.
The 40-acre farm property houses goats, chickens, horses and cattle.
Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton called the killings of the goats a "senseless act." Charges could include animal cruelty.
On the couple's Magnolia Market website, their children are pictured interacting with livestock, goats included.
The photo appeared in a Father’s Day blog post titled "Chip as a Dad" that went up Sunday after the Gaines family had become aware that the goats had been killed. A second picture of the goats also appears in the post. Other photos of animals appear on the couple's social media accounts.
Posted by Magnolia Market on Monday, December 21, 2015
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