Case Details

Two pit bulls freeze to death
Alton, IL (US)

Date: Feb 10, 2004
County: Madison
Local Map: available
Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Shantay N. Allen

Case ID: 2024
Classification: Neglect / Abandonment
Animal: dog (pit-bull)
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A former Alton woman was charged Monday with animal cruelty, a felony, for allegedly leaving two pit bulls outdoors to freeze to death. Shantay N. Allen, 23, of Belleville, and formerly of Alton, was charged Monday in Madison County Circuit Court with animal cruelty.

She allegedly failed to care for the two dogs that were left out in the cold and discovered frozen last week in the back yard of the home at 2626 Yager Ave.

Prosecutors filed a Class 4 felony charge Monday in the freezing deaths of the two pit bull terriers.

Alton Animal Control Officer James Greer discovered the dogs Wednesday morning while responding to a call from a neighbor, saying he believed they had been dead about four days.

The neighbor reported that one of the animals was lying in the cold outside in the back yard of the empty house.

Greer discovered the animals, chained to concrete blocks, lying dead and covered with ice. The male had an uninsulated, plywood dog house. The red pit bull, a female, was lying dead inside a plastic doghouse, also without insulation.

Investigators said neither dog had food; the female had no water; and the water in the male dog�s dish was frozen. They said there was no evidence of dog food at the house or in the trash.

Authorities said the dogs apparently belonged to Demetrius Elliott, 23, who formerly lived at the Yager Street address. His current address was unavailable.

However, Allen and Elliott had a falling out, and Elliott had not lived at the Yager Street home for several days. Allen allegedly then moved out and left the dogs for Elliott.

Allen allegedly was legally responsible for the dogs because she was the last one responsible for their care, authorities said.

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