Two People Face Animal Cruelty Charges
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CORPUS CHRISTI - Two local residents are facing animal charges after a German Shepherd was found tied to a tree of a vacant home and almost dead.
The German Shepherd named Shep was so emaciated that animal care services had to euthanize it.
The dog was found in the backyard of a vacant home on the 4700 block of Cheryl Street on Sept. 16. Shep was found tied up and lying on the ground when animal care workers arrived.
KRIS 6 News was told the dog had been lying on a concrete driveway for so long that he had a wound on his shoulder that went all the way down to his bone from moving around.
The owners of the dog, 44-year-old Daniel Luna and 45-year-old Norma Luna, were arrested Wednesday for animal cruelty and have a $500 bond.
Police said the couple owns the vacant home where Shep had been tied up and abandoned.
"It was bad to see a dog in that condition, where it no longer could help itself and needed somebody to do something immediately for it," Richard said.
Officials said the dog was extremely malnourished. He also had hook worms and was covered with flees.
Veterinarian Dr. Tom House said he was shocked by Shep's condition and that it was the worst case he had ever seen.
"He'd had the collar embedded in his neck. The collar had been removed, but it was infected and there were maggots in there," House said. "The area was an open wound, about three inches wide all the way around, the loose skin underneath was even more open than that."
"It's tragic, it's upsetting, it's frustrating when you do care about an animal, to see an animal in that condition," Richard added.
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I am hoping the two individuals involved get the fullest punishment possible for the crime--and then, it would not be "full" enough--for the present laws against animal cruelty do not come near the "worth" of a soul abused, tortured, starved, and killed by creatures I cannot even call human!
SIGN THE PETITION
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