Butter spent the last night of her life locked in a kennel with a broken jaw, internal bleeding, and ruptured blood vessels in both eyes. Her owners begged for veterinary care. Cibolo Animal Services refused. By the time Butter was seen by a vet, the injuries were too severe. The couple made the decision to euthanize her.

The animal services officer who handled Butter's restraint, Monique Mora, was investigated by a Cibolo police lieutenant who found policy violations and recommended a three-day suspension and mandatory retraining. The police chief reversed every single finding weeks later. No suspension. No discipline. The department then posted a social media video praising Mora and her colleagues titled "Paw-sitively Amazing."

Weeks after being cleared, another dog in Mora's care collapsed, possibly because the catchpole around its neck was too tight. Mora again failed to document the animal's injuries or seek veterinary care.

This is a pattern. And it has consequences beyond the animals in her care.

When Christina Lichtenberg tried to surrender her dog Flash to Cibolo Animal Services and was turned away, she made the best arrangements she could given the circumstances. Mora investigated the situation as an abandonment case and filed a misdemeanor animal cruelty charge against her. A prosecutor eventually agreed to dismiss the charge in exchange for community service, but not before Lichtenberg's life was upended by a criminal case that should never have been filed.

Animal control officers hold real power. They can take animals from their owners, make decisions about veterinary care, and initiate criminal proceedings against members of the public. That power demands accountability. When internal investigations are reversed without explanation, when animals in custody are denied emergency care, and when criminal charges are filed against community members without supervisory review, there is no accountability.

Sign this petition to call on Cibolo city leadership to reopen the investigation into Officer Mora's conduct, require animal control agencies to provide or allow emergency veterinary care for animals in custody, and mandate supervisory approval before animal control officers can file criminal charges against community members.