Target: Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas
A deeply troubling incident has emerged from Palestine, Texas, involving a reported case of animal cruelty during an agricultural animal science class. Emily Marie Benner, an agriculture teacher at Westwood Independent School District, has been accused of instructing her students to perform a painful procedure on a live cat. The cat, awake and resisting, was reportedly laid on a table while the students stapled its incision under Benner’s guidance, an act apparently captured in a graphic video obtained by CBS19.
The video, which has since caused widespread outrage, allegedly shows the teacher directing her students to grab the cat and hold it down. Despite the animal’s apparent distress, the procedure reportedly continued, culminating in cheers from the classroom. The cat, fortunately, survived and is currently under the care of a local veterinarian. Still, the trauma inflicted during the incident has raised serious concerns about animal welfare and ethical practices in educational settings.
The alleged actions of Emily Marie Benner in this incident call for a thorough investigation and strict legal action. The Anderson County District Attorney must pursue this case with the full weight of the law to ensure that such incidents are not repeated. The reported behavior constitutes a grave violation of ethical standards and sets a dangerous precedent if left unaddressed. Holding those allegedly responsible accountable will reinforce the importance of humane animal treatment and uphold our educational institutions’ integrity.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear AG Paxton,
I am writing to express my grave concern regarding the recent incident involving Emily Marie Benner, an agriculture teacher at Westwood Independent School District, who has been charged with animal cruelty. According to reports and a graphic video obtained by CBS19, Ms. Benner allegedly instructed her students to perform a painful procedure on a live cat during an agricultural animal science class. The video reportedly shows the cat, awake and resisting, being held down and stapled by the students under the teacher’s guidance.
The distressing footage, which ends with cheers from the classroom, suggests a blatant disregard for the animal’s welfare. Although the cat is currently under veterinary care, the trauma and suffering inflicted during this reported incident highlight a serious lapse in judgment and a violation of ethical standards. Such actions, if proven true, are cruel and deeply inappropriate in an educational environment.
I urge you to take immediate and decisive legal action against Emily Marie Benner to ensure accountability for her alleged actions. This case must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law to prevent any similar occurrences and reaffirm our commitment to humanely treating animals. By holding those allegedly responsible accountable, we can protect both animals and our community’s educational standards.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo credit: Krysten Merriman
Take the teacher’s PENIS…… put it FLAT on a wooden board…… THEN commence with the STAPLE gun………
Uh, the teacher is a woman, so… But the sentiment is otherwise fitting.
this is not a “person” who should even be in the same room with children.. what a worthless “teacher” so sad that all the kids cheered.. surely there was one who objected??
This is a monster, not a woman, not a teacher. She should be fired, banned from being around children, and put in jail for a long time. She is disgusting and gross. She doesn’t deserve to breathe.
All of those kids need counselking immediately at the schools expense, no excuses. As for this ‘teacher’ she has failed in etics, standards and job requirements. She must be sacked immediately and all accrued pension benefits donated to an animal shelter. She is an animal abuser and needs prison time, and this should all be explaned to the pupils as an example of how abusers are dealt with. I also recommend parents begin a class action suit against the school for subjecting their kids to psychologcal trauma, as the school and local authority have to be made to pay for all therapy that may be needed. Additionally, the school head must be fired and face full loss of pension for allowing this abuser to work for them and exposing children to her sadism. Who knows what is in those kids minds now thanks to this twisted pervert, the school has to pay for what its done
Well said!
TAKE EMILY BENNER OUTSIDE AND UNLOAD AN 30 CALIBER ON HER AS SHE IS NOT FIT TO BREATH THE SAME OXYGEN AS US HUMANS…SHE DESERVES TO BE EUTHINZED AS A REPID CREATURE!!!
what is extremely disturbing is she is smiling like an evil psyco in her mug shot. Any person with 1/2 a lick of sense would be concerned and even upset at being arrested for this and probably having ruined her career…but no she is smiling at the camera. Something is seriously wrong with her.
Unfit for the job. How did this sicko get to be a teacher?
Staple this teacher! See how they like it. People do the most stupid, insane, and horrible acts to innocents. So … the same needs o be done to them. Doesn’t the Bible say,” an eye for an eye?” Texas is religious, supposedly. Now they can prove it.
This is not a teacher, only a monster. If what she did and instructed students to do was done to her, she wouldn’t do it again, of that I’m sure.
CRUELTY (& GREED) ARE THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS IN OUR CULTURE, WE MUST STOP IT WHEREVER WE SEE IT
This is what you have teaching your youth today so if anyone is wondering why these kids are so fucked up, look no further than a brainless ass like this teacher. someone should staple her lips and eyes closed see what they think about it as its being done.