Three dogs abandoned, one found dead Richmond, VA (US) Incident Date: Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 County: Richmond City Local Map: available Disposition: Convicted Charges: Misdemeanor Abuser/Suspect: Nathaniel Tolliver

Case ID: 12197 Classification: Neglect / Abandonment Animal: dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in VA (US) Login to Watch this Case

A Richmond man will spend two months in jail after pleading guilty to animal cruelty on Aug 28.

Nathaniel Tolliver plead guilty to two counts of animal cruelty and was sentenced to two months in jail after abandoning several of his dogs.

Police say Tolliver abandoned three dogs, leaving them tied up behind his Barton Avenue home, which he put up for sale. Police found the dogs, one a cocker-spaniel, the others pit bull mixes, chained to a dog house. One of the animals was already dead.

Tolliver had claimed he was returning to the property on a regular basis to care for the dogs.

The two surviving dogs have been rehabilitated and put up for adoption.

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