Pit bulls neglected Bradenton, FL (US) Incident Date: Monday, Nov 13, 2006 County: Manatee Local Map: available Disposition: Convicted Charges: Felony CTA Abuser/Suspect: Dennis L. Simmons Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Case ID: 10101 Classification: Neglect / Abandonment Animal: dog (pit-bull) View more cases in FL (US) Login to Watch this Case

A man was arrested on Nov 13 on an animal cruelty charge after police found several emaciated dogs, some with cuts and sores, at a house in Bradenton.

The dogs, four male pit bulls and one female, were found in the 700 block of 13th Avenue East. The reported owner, Dennis L. Simmons, 25, was arrested on a felony animal cruelty charge.

"They (the dogs) appeared that they were starving and had not eaten in a long time," a Bradenton police officer wrote in a report. "The bones were easily seen through the skin."

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Herald Tribune - Nov 15, 2006

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