Four dogs chained, neglected
Staunton, VA (US)

Incident Date: Thursday, Sep 13, 2007
County: Staunton City

Charges: Misdemeanor
Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Carlin Adams

Police seized a Staunton man's dogs Thursday, charging him with misdemeanor animal cruelty, according to Staunton police.

Authorities were called to a home in the 300 block of Sunnyside Street, where they discovered a dog chained to a car axle. A puppy chained to a tree was found entangled, unable to get to its water. A second puppy found on the property had "an open wound stretching from head to tail," said Staunton police spokeswoman Cpl. Kristie Siron. The dog was taken to Augusta-Valley Animal Hospital. Another dog had to be untangled from a cable chain.

All four animals were seized by police. Carlin Adams, 28, of Staunton, is charged with animal cruelty and not having city dog tags, police said.

References

• News-Leader - Sept 17, 2007

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