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Dogs starved - 3 seized, 1 dead Shelby, NC (US)Incident Date: Thursday, Oct 18, 2007 County: Cleveland
Charges: Misdemeanor Disposition: Convicted
Defendants/Suspects: » Robert Moore » Renee Mason
On Tuesday [March 11, 2008], Robert Moore and Renee Mason were both found guilty of animal cruelty in the starvation death of a schnauzer-type terrier found dead on the porch of their rental home at 111 Chestnut St. on Oct. 18, 2007.
Cleveland County Animal control removed three other dogs from the home. Those animals were emaciated.
The three surviving dogs are now at the society's shelter, completing their six-month quarantine before they can be available for adoption because they entered with no proof of previous rabies vaccination.
Mason received probation and a fine, while Moore received 45 days in jail, the most he could receive by North Carolina law.
Mebane said she removed two severely emaciated and dehydrated dogs from the same address on July 4, 2007. According to the veterinarian who treated the dogs, one was within 24 hours of death when she was rescued. Both dogs have been nursed back to health and placed in adoptive homes. References |