Beachgoers in Galveston reportedly came across a macabre scene on Sunday morning.
According to Galveston Animal Control Officials, officers were called to the beach near 56th Street at around 6:30 a.m. after someone reported finding headless carcasses of goats, chickens, and a pigeon.
Lt. Joel Caldwell from the Galveston Police Department said two headless goats, three chickens, and a pigeon were recovered from the beach.The ceremony reportedly took place on the beach across the street from the Galveston Island Convention Center. Caldwell added that Sunday’s discovery isn’t the first time animal remains from a sacrifice ritual were found on that same beach.
Additionally, the US Supreme Court ruled in 1993 that animal sacrifice as part of a religious ceremony are protected acts of faith. However, those who left the carcasses on the beach may face citations for not properly disposing of the animal remains, Caldwell said. If they weren’t sacrificed humanely, Caldwell said animal cruelty charges could be sought.dates back 500 years and is a mixture of West African/Caribbean religious rituals and some elements of Catholicism.
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