CUPID DECHAIRD SEYMOUR, owner of Cupid’s Doghouse, found guilty, again, of cruelty to animals

- Alabama, USA -

On September 28, 2024, Ms. Karen Black enrolled her 4-month-old Chesapeake Bay Retriever puppy named Chloe, at Cupid's Doghouse, a dog obedience training facility in Verbena owned by 50-year-old CUPID DECHAIRD SEYMOUR (pictured).

Three weeks after Chloe was boarded with SEYMOUR, on October 19, 2024, SEYMOUR called Ms. Black to inform her that Chloe had died.

Chilton County District Attorney CJ Robinson said in a press release that a necropsy was performed on Chloe at the Deerfoot Animal Clinic and results showed that Chloe had no food in her GI tract.

Ms. Black rightfully pressed charges against SEYMOUR and in November 2024, he was arrested and charged with misdemeanor cruelty to animals

On April 3, 2025, SEYMOUR appeared in Chilton County Circuit Court. He was found guilty and was sentenced to one year in the county jail, with 180 days imposed and two years of probation. SEYMOUR was also ordered to pay $3,500 in restitution and a $1,000 fine.

With regard to the necropsy results that showed Chloe had no food in her GI tract, a veterinarian called by prosecutors testified that it would take three to five days without food for that to happen.

SEYMOUR then appealed his conviction, and the case was retried in Chilton County the week of October 20, 2025. DA Robinson announced that SEYMOUR was again found guilty by a jury.

Chilton County Circuit Judge Patrick Pinkston is to set to sentence SEYMOUR on November 13, 2025, at 8:30 a.m.

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Chloe’s picture shared from Angela Austin Thompson

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