Dog-fighting - 15 dogs seized, 1 dead in trash can
Greensboro, NC (US)Incident Date: Friday, Aug 10, 2007
County: Guilford
Charges: Misdemeanor, Felony CTA
Disposition: Alleged
Case Images: 1 files available
Alleged: Brian Keith Anderson, II
Case Updates: 1 update(s) available
Police charged a Greensboro man with dog fighting and animal cruelty after seizing 14 pit bulls from his property. Another pit bull was found dead in a trash can, police said.
On August 10, 2007, police responded to 1311 Elmer St. They reportedly found the dogs chained to trees and metal posts. Many of the dogs had signs of injury that were consistent with dog fighting, police said. Almost all the animals showed signs of dehydration and malnutrition, police said.
One pit bull was found deceased in a trash can; the dog had been wrapped in plastic.
Brian Keith Anderson II, 23, was arrested and charged with felony cruelty to animals and misdemeanor dog fighting, police said.
Case UpdatesAn animal shelter may have to euthanize healthy, adoptable dogs because it must care for 15 pit bulls seized from the property of a man charged with dogfighting and animal cruelty.
"They're taking up 15 cages - that's 15 adoptable animals we can't hold," said Marsha Williams, Guilford County Animal Shelter's executive director. "We have doubled up on some animals."
The pit bulls were seized on August 10. Many of the odgs have old or new wounds, severe fleas and behavioral problems. They must be segregated and held as police evidence until a judge says they're no longer needed in the criminal case.
Brian Keith Anderson II, 23, of Greensboro is the defendant in the case. The bill for caring for the animals is estimated at $7,200 for the first month.
The county plans to take advantage of a new state law that allows courts to require defendants in dogfighting cases to put up a bond for the cost of that care, said Alyson Best, an environmental health manager with the county health department, which oversees animal control.
"Every day we have them here, there's a risk to our employees and the other animals here," Williams said. "We have to clean them. We have to feed them. We have to take care of them." | Source: Dayton Daily News - Aug 16, 2007
Update posted on Aug 16, 2007 - 8:27PM |
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