Texas couple accused of using adopted children as slave labor to run puppy mill

Barbara Barrett

Five North Texas children were beaten and forced by their adoptive parents to care for more than 100 animals in filthy conditions at a puppy mill being run behind their home, authorities say.

Jeffery and Barbara Barrett of Greenville were arrested by Texas Department of Public Safety officers Aug. 2 and charged with continuous human trafficking, according to an agency spokesman. Both were already awaiting trial on animal-cruelty charges.

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Jeffery Barrett