Dog neglected, emaciated Des Moines, IA (US) Incident Date: Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 County: Warren Local Map: available Disposition: Not Charged Person of Interest: Eric Konchalski

Case ID: 12231 Classification: Neglect / Abandonment Animal: dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in IA (US) Login to Watch this Case

Police called to a domestic dispute in Des Moines Wednesday ended up taking a dog to a rescue shelter.

Tonya Otto was asleep in bed at her new boyfriend�s house at 1005 S.W. Kenyon Ave. when she awoke to see his ex-girlfriend throwing things around the bedroom.

Otto later walked outside to find three tires on her red Ford flattened. She told officers she suspects the ex-girlfriend.

Meanwhile, officers found a golden retriever in the house �that was severely emaciated,� a police report states.

The boyfriend, Eric Konchalski, said the dog had been diagnosed with cancer at a south Des Moines clinic. The ex-girlfriend, whose name was not made public in a police report, told one of the officers that the pet had never been seen by a veterinarian.

Police checked with the vet center, who said the dog had last been seen in March, but hadn�t been diagnosed with cancer and hadn�t been seen since.

�The skinny golden retriever was impounded on suspicion of animal neglect,� the report says, and Konchalski was issued two citations for pet licensing violations.

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Des Moines Register - Aug 31, 2007

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