Chained dog found dead, another seized
Danville, VA (US)

Incident Date: Friday, Jul 29, 2011
County: Danville City

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged:
» Hope Angela Flowers
» Maurice Lashawn Holloway

The Danville Police Department has released the names of the suspects facing charges after a dog was found dead - hanging from a cable on Elizabeth Street on Friday - and another canine discovered with no food and water.

Hope Angela Flowers, 39, of the residence, and Maurice Lashawn Holloway, 24, of Pittsylvania County are charged with animal neglect, animal cruelty and tethering an animal, according to a news release from the Danville Police Department.

In addition to these charges Flowers was also charged with having an unvaccinated and unlicensed dog.

The Danville Area Humane Society was called to the house at about 8 p.m. after police discovered the dead animal, according to Paulette Dean, executive director of the Humane Society. Neighbors called police after discovering the scene, Dean said.

"It was a gruesome scene … just gruesome," Dean said of finding female pit bull puppy mix. The dog had suffered and the death was not instant, according to Dean. The body of the animal will be taken to Lynchburg on Monday for a necropsy.

The Humane Society seized another male pit bull at the same location also tethered and left out in the heat for an extended period. Dean described the animal as being dehydrated and weak, but "will be OK."

The Humane Society plans to file a petition to get custody of the seized canine.

Neither animal had shade or water, Dean said. Temperatures reached the upper 90s in Danville on Friday.

Lynn Shelton, of the Humane Society, removed the body from the chain. Shelter Manager April Hogan assisted in seizing the live dog.

Dean said police would be filing charged in the incident.

Danville has an anti-tethering law that prohibits leaving a dog chained up for more than four hours out of a 24-hour period.

References

« VA State Animal Cruelty Map
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