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Case ID: 629

Classification: Neglect / Abandonment

Animal: dog (non pit-bull)

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Case #629 Rating: 3.0 out of 5

Dog with collar grown 2-inches into skin
Ironton, OH (US)

Incident Date: Sunday, Aug 29, 1999
County: Lawrence

Disposition: Convicted
Case Images: 3 files available

Defendant/Suspect: Homer L. Friend

"Sunny", a one year old lab, was brought to the Lawrence County Humane Society in Ironton, Ohio with a metal collar that had been left to grow into her neck, leaving wounds  at least two inches deep that went all the way around her neck.

Sunny has been adopted out to a new family.  

References

• The Herald Dispatch
• Lawrence County Humane Society

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