- Ohio, USA -
On the morning of April 24, 2024, a puppy was found abandoned in a sack with the string drawn tight at 700 Joe Nuxhall Boulevard in Hamilton.
An employee of the park where the puppy was found discovered the bag, alerted the authorities, and Butler County Deputy Dog Warden Elizabeth Burkett responded to the scene.
In a video posted on the Facebook page of the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, she said that the person who found the puppy had a very hard time “untying the bag” because it was pulled completely shut.
Ms. Burkett also said when she arrived, the dog looked “very defeated.”
Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones said the puppy was found with no food or water and was just left there to die. He rightfully called the incident a “tragedy.”
Ms. Burkett then took the furvictim to Animal Friends Humane Society.
The following day, the shelter posted an update on the puppy on their Facebook page and shared some pictures. Part of the post read: “Ryder appears to be between 2-3 months old. Yesterday on intake, he was not acting like a normal puppy. He was lethargic and weak. While we accounted for his traumatic experience, we also had to rule out sicknesses. He tested negative for parvo and was vaccinated and dewormed. We then let him rest and regain his strength and stability, under the watchful eye of our medical team.
Today, Ryder was alert, curious, and ready to eat!”
On May 3, 2024, Sheriff Jones announced that an investigation led to the arrest of 34-year-old HAROLD DEAN LILLY (pictured), for cruelty to a companion animal and abandoning animals, both second degree misdemeanors.
At the time of writing, records show LILLY is being held in the Butler County Jail awaiting an appearance in Hamilton Municipal Court.
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LILLY’s mugshot shared from the Butler County Jail.
