 Failing to provide veterinary care
Chicago, IL (US)Date: Mar 10, 2003
County: Cook
Local Map: available
Disposition: Alleged
Alleged: Ricardo Simms
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The Anti-Cruelty Society, 510 N. LaSalle St., has decided to save a nine-month-old red Pit Bull that was badly burned in a fire six months ago.
On March 10, the Pit Bull was brought into the shelter by an unidentified person. "The animal had large open wounds and was recovering from burns over 50 percent of its body sustained when it was three months old," said Dr. Mueller of the society.
"Furthermore, the scarred, healed tissue was impairing the animal's mobility. It had trouble walking and there was severe tendon damage as well."
A follow-up investigation on the next day revealed the owner to be Ricardo Simms, of the 1300 block of W. Columbia Dr. Simms was called and a conversation with him and Anti-cruelty staff was conducted over a speakerphone for everyone to hear.
When Simms came to the facility to pick up his dog, he was arrested for failure to provide proper veterinary care for the injured animal. First incidents of animal abuse are considered misdemeanors and second offenses count as felonies.
Simms stated, according to police reports, that the animal was given to him by a third party after being burned six months ago. He treated it with home remedies and over the counter drugs such as Tylenol.
On Friday, March 21, society staff met to consider treatment or euthanasia. "She [the Pit Bull] has endeared herself to everyone here. We've decided to do some procedures to increase her mobility and we have a foster home for her lined up," said David Dinger, V.P. of operations. Neighborhood MapFor more information about the Interactive Animal Cruelty Maps, see the map notes.
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