Dog neglected, completely tangled in chain Bangor, ME (US) Incident Date: Friday, Jun 4, 2004 County: Penobscot Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Alleged: James Shea

Case ID: 2511 Classification: Neglect / Abandonment Animal: dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in ME (US) Login to Watch this Case

James Shea, 58, of Bangor was summoned for animal cruelty after his dog was found entangled in its chain.� Officer Mike Jewett reported that at about 1 a.m., he and Sgt. Ed Potter went to a Third Street address for an animal noise complaint. The officers heard a low moaning sound coming from a wooded area, and when Jewett shone his flashlight into the bushes, he found a small dog next to a tree.

Jewett said the dog was tangled up in its chain lead and almost totally unable to move. The dog was so tangled up, Jewett said, that when it tried to move its rear leg, its head would be pulled toward the ground.

It took about 20 minutes to remove the chain, Jewett said, and the dog limped once freed. A neighbor told Jewett that it wasn't the first time the dog was left out unattended.

Jewett said he spoke with the landlord, James Shea, 58, of Bangor, who told him the dog was his. Shea told Jewett he had checked the dog at 8 p.m. and it appeared all right, having both water and food.

Jewett said there were two dirty bowls near the tree, with slugs crawling in them. When Jewett observed that the dog looked like it hadn't had a bath in quite a while, Shea told him he bathed it quite often.

The dog, which Shea said was 18 years old, was taken to the Bangor Humane Society. Shea was charged with animal cruelty. Jewett said he believed that if the dog had been left there, its chances of survival would not have been good.

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