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Case #4449 Rating: 3.0 out of 5
Pit-bull neglect
Omaha, NE (US)Incident Date: Thursday, Mar 31, 2005
County: Douglas
Disposition: Convicted
Defendants/Suspects:
» Lori Plowman
» Pedro Hernandez
Case Updates: 1 update(s) available
The Humane Society has rescued several animals from a metro home and officials say that this is a house with a history. A nine-year-old iguana named Iggy was one of the animals in the home and he appears to be in fine condition but it's illegal to have an iguana inside the Omaha city limits.
The other animals weren't as well off and they were removed because of alleged cruelty.
Animal control officers have been called to the home near 42nd and Maple before.
The Humane Society's Mark Langan says, "This was an anonymous tip to the Nebraska Humane Society regarding cruelty to two pit bulls at this location."
The dogs were living outside in small, filthy makeshift pens.
"So the dog basically has no room to navigate in whatsoever," Langan said.
They had no food or water and they had chains around their necks that had to be cut to free them.
The owners, 40-year-old Lori Plowman and 36-year-old Petro Hernandez, looked on. They were cooperative but far from happy about the animals being removed.
They stated that they thought the action was wrong and they would try to get their animals back - however they already face two counts of animal cruelty, and injuries to one dog could lead to more charges.
Langan says, "No fresh wounds but old wounds. But very serious wounds and we are taking this very seriously. So, we are also going to actively investigate whether these dogs were meant to be fight dogs or, or if those are old wounds."
There will also be charges related to the illegal iguana.
All the animals will be examined by a veterinarian.
Case UpdatesPedro Hernandez Jr. CR05-0016398 was found guilty of animal cruelty x2, and received $100.00 fine on each count, he is also on 24 months probation.
Lori Plowman was found guilty on 2 counts of not having a current license and 2 counts of vaccinations required, she was fined 100.00 and given 6 months probation, CR05-0013289 | | Update posted on Jun 17, 2006 - 8:54AM |
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