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Case #12670 Rating: 5.0 out of 5
Nine dogs, one donkey found starving
Ashkum, IL (US)Incident Date: Wednesday, Aug 1, 2007
County: Iroquois
Disposition: Convicted
Defendant/Suspect: Elizabeth Brown
Iroquois County officials have charged Elizabeth Brown with cruelty to animals after rescuing a number of allegedly starving and neglected animals from her home in rural Ashkum.
Iroquois County State's Attorney Jim Devine said the seizure of the nine dogs and one donkey occurred in August, but Brown was charged on November 8. Devine disclosed the charges at a Nov 13 County Board meeting.
"The allegation is she basically abandoned several dogs without appropriate food, water or shelter on her property in rural Ashkum," Devine said.
Devine said the donkey was "arguably OK" as it had access to rainwater and grass, although the hooves were overgrown.
The animals that were seized are now in the custody of Iroquois County Animal Control, Devine said.
In addition to the new charges against her, Brown was convicted about three years ago of breaking the county's kennel law. She had about 30 dogs on her property, and county regulations restrict people without a kennel license to five animals. References |
