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WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGE: Dog that was nearly decapitated survives, owner arrested
Posted: Jul 21, 2011
By Elizabeth Klynstra
MONROE COUNTY, GA (CBS ATLANTA)
A Forsyth man has been arrested on charges he nearly decapitated his mixed-breed dog in what a top law enforcement official calls the worst animal abuse case he's ever seen.
A spokesperson with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said that 19-year-old Monterion Dionte Davis was arrested Thursday after an animal advocacy group found out about his severely injured dog.
That group, Save-A-Pet, took the dog to the Caldwell Veterinary Hospital where it underwent emergency surgery to repair its severed trachea and other life-threatening injuries.
Monroe County Sheriff John Cary Bittick said that this was the worst case of animal abuse he'd seen in his 29 years as sheriff.
"Cruelty to animals is a crime I do not take lightly and all such cases will be investigated and perpetrators will be charged," he said.
According to the sheriff's department, the dog survived the attack and is currently in the care of the veterinarian.
Davis is being held in the Monroe County Jail. The sheriff's department will continue to investigate the case.
WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGE: Dog that was nearly decapitated survives, owner arrested
Posted: Jul 21, 2011
By Elizabeth Klynstra
MONROE COUNTY, GA (CBS ATLANTA)
A Forsyth man has been arrested on charges he nearly decapitated his mixed-breed dog in what a top law enforcement official calls the worst animal abuse case he's ever seen.
A spokesperson with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said that 19-year-old Monterion Dionte Davis was arrested Thursday after an animal advocacy group found out about his severely injured dog.
That group, Save-A-Pet, took the dog to the Caldwell Veterinary Hospital where it underwent emergency surgery to repair its severed trachea and other life-threatening injuries.
Monroe County Sheriff John Cary Bittick said that this was the worst case of animal abuse he'd seen in his 29 years as sheriff.
"Cruelty to animals is a crime I do not take lightly and all such cases will be investigated and perpetrators will be charged," he said.
According to the sheriff's department, the dog survived the attack and is currently in the care of the veterinarian.
Davis is being held in the Monroe County Jail. The sheriff's department will continue to investigate the case.