Failure to provide vet care for bone infection Keystone Heights, FL (US) Incident Date: Wednesday, Mar 1, 2006 County: Clay Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Case Images: 1 files available Alleged: » Joseph Edward Phillips » Amanda Marie Phillips

Case ID: 7874 Classification: Neglect / Abandonment Animal: dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in FL (US) Login to Watch this Case

A Clay County couple who reported to police that they found some of their dogs shot and buried in their back yard were arrested on March 30 and charged with animal cruelty.

According to police, Joseph and Amanda, who found three of their dogs shot to death earlier this month, are responsible for letting the fourth dog die.

The Phillipses each face one charge of animal cruelty. Both were taken to Clay County Jail, and have since been released on bond.

Investigators said the dog the Phillipses thought was poisoned was actually poisoned by a bone infection.

"It died of poisoning, but it was an infection in the dog's bone � which if you want to call that a poisoning, it was poisoned by its own infection," said Clay County Sheriff's Office Detective Annie Henderson.

Henderson said a bone broken months ago caused the beagle's infection.

"They failed to provide any medical treatment for the dog," Henderson said.

Investigators told Channel 4 that the Phillipses would likely not face any other charges.

"They're still are sticking to the story that the dogs were killed and buried, and I have no way of proving or disproving it at this point," Henderson said.

The Phillipses gave three of their other dogs to animal control, where Henderson said one of those dogs died from worms.

The Phillipses were allowed to keep several of their dogs after proving that the animals were getting proper shots and medical treatment.

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References

	News4Jax - March 30, 2006
	Gainesville.Com - March 31, 2006

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