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Case ID: 9534

Classification: Neglect / Abandonment

Animal: dog (non pit-bull)

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2 dogs abandoned, 1 found dead
Savannah, GA (US)

Incident Date: Monday, Aug 21, 2006
County: Chatham

Disposition: Alleged
Case Images: 3 files available

Alleged:
» Domonique Williams
» Ronnie Scott

Case Updates: 2 update(s) available

Savannah-Chatham Animal Control officers are looking for a woman who abandoned her two dogs and left them for dead. Officers found one dog dead, chained to the porch, and another dog reportedly hadn't eaten in weeks and is allgedly in pretty bad shape.

These are pictures of the puppy Animal Control officers rescued on the evening of Aug 21. She only weighs ten pounds. That's 25 pounds less than what she's supposed to weigh.

Officers found her tied to a tree in the backyard of a home at 817 E. 33rd Street. She had no food, no water, no shelter. There was another dog tied to the back of the house. Officers found it dead under the porch.

He says he watched Animal Control carry the dogs out of yard; he says he hasn't seen the woman who lives there in more than a week. "Just left abandoned in the house, people either moved or went out of town," he said.

Police are looking for the owner of the dogs. When they find her, they plan to charge her with animal cruelty. The neighbor said, "I hope they catch them. I don't know who they are, but I hope they catch them."

Officers say the owner's neglect killed one dog and almost killed the other. They say they found this little dog just in time. She would have only lived a couple of more days in those conditions.

Once the dog gains some weight, she'll be up for adoption. Once police find the owner, she could go to jail.

If you know who the owner is or where she is, or if you're interested in adopting the dog, you can call animal control at 351.6750.

Case Updates

Today a judge found enough evidence against Dominique Williams and sent it to state court. If convicted on the charges of two counts of animal neglect the judge will hand down sentence. Williams faces up to a year in jail and a thousand dollar fine.

Source: WTOC - Nov 14, 2006
Update posted on Nov 15, 2006 - 6:54PM

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Animal Control officers arrested the woman they say neglected her two dogs and left them for dead. Domonique Williams turned herself in on the evening of Aug 23.

Police charged her with misdemeanor animal cruelty, saying her neglect killed one dog. Another dog was barely alive when officers found it.

Investigators are now looking for her ex-boyfriend, who they say actually owned the dogs. They want to question him about the abuse. They say Scott and Williams, now his ex-girlfriend, lived together in a home on East 33rd Street until a couple of weeks ago.

"She wanted to take them to the humane society and drop them off," said Scherherazade Robinson, a friend of Williams.

Robinson was at the home when Animal Control took the dogs. "They were his and when he left he left her with the dogs all the financial responsibilities fell on her, and she was surviving the best way she could," she said.

Robinson says her friend could barely feed herself and keep the lights on, let alone take care of two dogs.

Animal Control officers found the dogs in the backyard Monday evening. They were both tied to a tree and left in the heat with no food, no water and no shelter.

The severely underweight puppy pictured here is now in the hands of Animal Control. Officers are feeding the dog several small meals a day to help her regain some weight.

The Save-A-Life animal rescue organization plans to put the dog in foster care and try to find her a new home. If you would like to adopt the neglected puppy, you can contact Save-A-Life at 598.7729 or you can go to their website at www.savealifepets.org.

Officers say they let Domonique Williams off easy because she turned herself in and didn't own the dogs.

If you have information on where police can find Ronnie Scott, call CrimeStoppers at 234.2020.

Source: WTOC - Aug 24, 2006
Update posted on Aug 30, 2006 - 3:23PM

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WTOC - Aug 23, 2006

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2 dogs abandoned, 1 found dead
Savannah, GA (US)