Nine dogs starving, resulting in death Tifton, GA (US) Incident Date: Wednesday, Aug 1, 2007 County: Tift Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Charges: Misdemeanor Alleged: Lover Bobby Burks

Case ID: 11956 Classification: Neglect / Abandonment Animal: dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in GA (US) Login to Watch this Case

Animal control officers were called to 3108 1/2 Hale Ave. at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday night to reports of dogs there that were malnourished.

�There was a boxer there that couldn�t walk. It couldn�t stand up,� said Regenia Wells, the director of the Tifton/Tift County Animal Shelter.

Wells said the dogs had no food or water, except for watermelon rinds lying near them. In all, nine dogs were taken to the shelter. Wells said the dogs had to be euthanized �because they couldn�t have made it.�

�It was the worse case I�ve ever seen,� she said.

Lover Bobby Burks, 66, 3108 1/2 Hale Ave., was charged with nine counts of cruelty to animals.

Wells said a local ordinance prevents anyone who is not licensed to breed dogs from owning more than six dogs or having more than four of the same breed of dog.

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Tifton Gazette - Aug 3, 2007

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