Dragging dog with his car
Mayfield, KY (US)Incident Date: Sunday, Oct 31, 1999
County: Graves
Disposition: Alleged
Alleged: Klinton E. Kelly
Case Updates: 1 update(s) available
Klinton E. Kelly was charged with cruelty to animals involving dragging his collie named Laddie (age 13) by holding his leash out the jeep window as he drove down the city street.
According to witnesses and the Mayfield Police Department report, Laddie had wondered off about six blocks. Kelly was called by a well-meaning citizen from the tags on Laddie's collar. When Kelly got there, Laddie cheerfully trotted off with him to the jeep. Since Laddie was damp from morning rain, Kelly did not want the dog to get the inside of his jeep wet. Kelly then started dragging Laddie. He stopped the jeep at one point about two blocks from his home, beat the dog with the end of the thick nylon leash, got back in his jeep then dragged Laddie the rest of the way home. According to the three witnesses the dog was never seen on his feet.
The tops of his back paws and back knees had all the skin scraped off. After being shaved down at the vets' recommendation, severe bruising is now showing complications. The skin has broken down and is requiring daily debriedment. There was some question as to the dogs' complete recovery.
At his first court hearing on December 15, 1999, Judge Buck ruled in favor of Laddie staying in the custody of the Mayfield-Graves County Animal Shelter. His next pre-trial counseling date is set for February 2, 2000.
Case UpdatesPrior to the Court case on 5th May 2000, Klinton Kelly, Laddie's owner agreed to hand Laddie over to Dale, director of Mayfield - Graves County animal shelter and to relinquish all right of ownership in return for the charges being dropped.
Laddie continued to live with Dale and was a celebrity at the shelter. Sadly his health deteriorated over the ensuing weeks and his quality of life became so poor that Dale reluctantly allowed euthanasia in July 2000.
(See http://www.bordercollierescue.org/the_dark_side/Laddie.html) | | Update posted on Jul 18, 2002 - 3:36AM |
References- Kentucky.com
- The Herald Leader
- The Animal Legal Defense Fund
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