Posts Tagged ‘animal cruelty’
Pocomoke Residents Charged with Animal Cruelty
Worcester County Animal Control responded to an animal complaint on Bonneville Avenue in Pocomoke on October 2nd. Two dogs were found on the porch in a crate – one of them was dead. Officers noticed evidence of other dogs being neglected, but residents refused to meet with officers at the scene. A warrant was obtained…
Read MoreOcean City Police Seeking Help in Identifying Group of Guys Caught on Video Harming Fish
The Ocean City, Maryland Police Department needs your help in identifying several individuals who were involved in an animal cruelty incident that occurred during the early morning hours of Saturday, July 1st. On Saturday, July 13, 2023, around 2:47 a.m., a group of five guys stopped at a home located in the 10 block of…
Read MoreAnimal Cruelty Investigation in Progress After Dog Found Thrown into Canary Creek
The Office of Animal Welfare’s Delaware Animal Services (DAS) is looking for information that may lead to an arrest after Lewes Police found a dog that was thrown into Canary Creek and secured to a sledgehammer. The dog was found dead. The act of animal cruelty occurred in the area of Pilottown Road. Lewes Police…
Read MoreDelaware Legislation Which Includes New Requirement in Reporting of Suspected Animal Cruelty Passes Senate
Update 4/26/23–Senate Bill 71 has passed the Senate and is now sent to the House for consideration. Earlier Post: Legislation introduced this week adds a new requirement concerning animal cruelty. This Act requires law-enforcement agencies, the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, and the Department of Justice to report suspected animal cruelty…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced for Animal Cruelty
An investigation into a dead cat has led to a conviction for Christopher Truitt of Salisbury on a charge of felony animal cruelty and 2 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty. A box containing the cat was found in December of 2021 on Dixon Road – the micro-chipped kitten had be recently adopted from the Worcester…
Read MoreDog’s Death Leads To Animal Cruelty Arrest
A man is charged with beating a dog to death in Wicomico County. According to the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office, the dog was a five-year-old Miniature Schnauzer named Spanky.An investigation determined that 28-year-old Nathaniel Ennels II of Salisbury became enraged with the dog, which had urinated on the floor. The Sheriff’s Office said Monday that…
Read MoreMan Pleads Guilty, Gets Sentenced In Animal Cruelty Case
A Salisbury man pleads guilty to one count of animal cruelty by starvation. According to the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office, the plea from 41-year-old Ryan Shull was accepted by Chief Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Beckstead, who sentenced Shull to two years of incarceration, which was suspended. Prosecutors said Animal Control officers responded to concerns…
Read MoreKent Co. Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty
A Camden-Wyoming woman has been arrested on animal cruelty charges. According to the Office of Animal Welfare in the Division of Public Health, 182 cats and one dogs were seized from a residence in the Camden area last week. Investigators say they were kept in deplorable conditions. 65-year-old Linda Favre was arraigned on 19 charges,…
Read More3 Arrested In Deer Cruelty Case
Reports of animal cruelty in the Gumboro area have led to three arrests. Delaware Fish and Wildlife Natural Resources Police say an investigation determined that the trio recorded themselves intentionally striking a deer with a motor vehicle in the Hudson Road area, and continuing to “perform cruel acts on the deer,” which later died. 20-year-old…
Read MoreVIDEO | Bridgeville pet groomer charged with animal cruelty
A Bridgeville man was arrested for animal cruelty after a video posted online showed him abusing and mistreating a dog at a local pet grooming facility. Officers from the Delaware Division of Public Health’s Office of Animal Welfare (OAW) arrested 43-year-old James Lee Campbell on Monday following an incident that occurred at a pet grooming…
Read MoreMaryland Man Arrested in Ocean City for Viral Animal Cruelty Video
Maryland State Police have arrested 31-year-old William Hunter Hardesty in Ocean City on animal cruelty charges in Florida. Hardesty, of Riva in Anne Arundel County was apprehended after 9 a.m. Friday morning at a hotel in the 12000 block of Ocean Gateway in Ocean City. Troopers say a concerned citizen said they believed he was…
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