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Melbourne PD arrest man after dog found severely emaciated, covered in sores
Updated: 12:57 PM EDT Jul 3, 2019
A man has been charged with animal cruelty after his dog was found severely emaciated with open sores on its body, police said
Melbourne police were called to a home on Carver Street for a report of animal cruelty.
When they arrived, they found multiple people in front of the home, along with Amyr Raekwon Caldwell.
Police said Brevard County Animal Service officials went behind the home and found the dog without food or water.
According to officials, the dog, named Ghost, was covered in mange and had blood dripping from its stomach area.
Caldwell told authorities he owned the dog, officials said.
According to police, because the dog was severely emaciated, the dog's ribs and pelvic bones could be seen.
Officials also said the dog had open sores that were bleeding and a possible eye infection.
Melbourne PD arrest man after dog found severely emaciated, covered in sores
Updated: 12:57 PM EDT Jul 3, 2019
A man has been charged with animal cruelty after his dog was found severely emaciated with open sores on its body, police said
Melbourne police were called to a home on Carver Street for a report of animal cruelty.
When they arrived, they found multiple people in front of the home, along with Amyr Raekwon Caldwell.
Police said Brevard County Animal Service officials went behind the home and found the dog without food or water.
According to officials, the dog, named Ghost, was covered in mange and had blood dripping from its stomach area.
Caldwell told authorities he owned the dog, officials said.
According to police, because the dog was severely emaciated, the dog's ribs and pelvic bones could be seen.
Officials also said the dog had open sores that were bleeding and a possible eye infection.