UPDATE: President of Delaware Animal Rescue Charged with Animal Cruelty; BVSPCA Asks Community to Support Large the Intake of Animals

The Brandywine Valley SPCA has taken in nearly 100 of the rescued animals from a Delaware home, in which the聽聽founder and president of Pets and Wildlife Sanctuaries, Inc.– 39-year-old Mark Ptomey– was charged with animal cruelty. Most of the dogs and a lot of the cats were sent to the Georgetown facility as Senior Director…

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UPDATED: Bridgeville Couple Charged with Animal Cruelty

A Bridgeville area couple have been charged with animal cruelty after officials from Delaware Animal Services rescued 20 dogs from a home west of Bridgeville. Officials have charged 42 year old Ray Anderson and 40 year old Melissa Layton with five misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty neglect, six dog housing violations and 13 dog license…

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Two Women Charged with Animal Cruelty

Officers from the Division of Public Health鈥檚 Office of Animal Welfare (OAW) announced the arrest today of two Middletown women on charges of animal cruelty.   Cheryl Joseph, 53, was arraigned in JP Court 11 in New Castle on 50 charges, including 48 counts of cruel neglect, and two counts of felony animal cruelty.  Amy Wood, 60, was arraigned on five counts of cruel neglect. Both were released on their own recognizance and are…

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