Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office Investigates Animal Cruelty

ON TUESDAY, INVESTIGATORS WITH THE LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RESPONDED TO 10 GRINNELL DRIVE IN LAWRENCEBURG IN REFERENCE TO AN ANIMAL COMPLAINT. UPON ARRIVAL, NUMBEROUS DOGS COULD BE HEARD BARKING FROM THE PROPERTY THAT WAS UNFIT FOR HUMAN AND ANIMAL LODGING. AS LAW ENFORCEMENT APPROACHED THE HOUSE, 7 ADULT DOGS WERE FOUND EACH IN THEIR OWN CAGE IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE A RENOVATED GARAE AREA. MORE BARKING WAS HEAR COMING FROM A CONCRETE BLOCK SHED TYPE BUILDING IN THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY WHERE FOURTEEN MORE DOGS WERE FOUND. NINE PUPPIES IN TWO SEPARATE CAGES AND SIX ADULT DOGS, EACH IN THEIR OWN CAGES. ALL ANIMALS WERE BEING HOUSE IN CAGES TOO SMALL FOR THEM AND WERE EXPOSED TO TEMPERATURES IN EXCESS OF ONE HUNDRED DEGREES WITH NO FOOD OR WATER AVAILABLE TO THEM. THE LAWRENCEBURG LAWRENCE COUNTY ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER WAS CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE AND THE CITY OF LAWRNCEBURG SPCA ASSISTED IN PROVIDING A VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION. ALL DOGS WERE REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND CHARGES ARE PENDING.

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