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KENDRA L. DAWKINS arrested – Her dog was severely neglected and had to be euthanized

- Nebraska, USA -

 

On May 3, 2024, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Warrants Division found and arrested 38-year-old KENDRA L. DAWKINS (pictured).

 

DAWKINS was “a wanted fugitive for Torture of an Animal (IIIA Felony) resulting from a Nebraska Humane Society animal neglect investigation” said the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in a media release.

 

It all started on December 8, 2023, when the Nebraska Humane Society received a call from DAWKINS who said that her dog, a Pitbull mix named Diamond, was either sick or dying.

 

An Animal Control Officer responded to DAWKINS’ residence near 45th Street and Crown Point Avenue and found Diamond “to be severely emaciated and unresponsive.”

At first the officer thought Diamond was dead, but then noticed shallow and irregular breathing. The officer also noted old, open puncture wounds on his/her face.

 

DAWKINS told the officer that Diamond may have been poisoned by a former neighbor and added that she had no money or time to take Diamond to a veterinarian.

 

Due to the advanced condition of neglect, Diamond was sadly euthanized.

Medical staff at the Nebraska Humane Society also noted that the wounds on Diamond’s face and legs were infected; one wound was so severely infected that it would have required surgery to repair.

 

A necropsy was performed on Diamond and results determined that Diamond’s bone marrow fat content was 1.51% indicating starvation; healthy dogs' fat content is anywhere between 65%-98%. A test for liver poisoning came back negative.

 

On February 20, 2024, a felony warrant was issued for DAWKINS’ arrest.

 

DAWKINS is now behind bars at the Douglas County Jail awaiting her first court appearance.

  

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DAWKINS’ mugshot shared from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office




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