PETA’s award is in addition to $5,000 already being offered by the San Antonio Crime Stoppers. Credit: Unsplash / Stephen Wheeler

Animal rights group PETA is offering a $5,000 reward for anyone with information that leads to the arrest of a person who’s shooting cows in Bexar County.

The reward is in addition to $5,000 already being offered by San Antonio Crime Stoppers for information leading to the suspect’s arrest.

At least six cows have been shot in recent weeks in the Alamo City area, according to a Facebook post from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Three of the animals were killed in the shootings and another had to be put down due to its injuries.

Although the shootings happened in different locations, BCSO officials said they believe the incidents are connected.

“These vulnerable cows were shot and left to die in fear and agony,” PETA Senior Vice President Colleen O’Brien said in a press release. “PETA urges anyone with information to come forward so that whoever is responsible can be held accountable and stopped from gunning down more of Bexar County’s animals.”

BCSO has asked that anyone with information on the crimes contact it at (210) 335-6000 or bscotips@bexar.org.

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This article appears in Apr 19 – May 2, 2023.

Michael Karlis is a multimedia journalist at the San Antonio Current, whose coverage in print and on social media focuses on local and state politics. He is a graduate of American University in Washington,...