RENVA SUE GRAVITT arrested after many chickens and dogs were found living in unsanitary and unsafe conditions

- Georgia, USA -

Walker County resident 58-year-old RENVA SUE GRAVITT (pictured) was arrested as a result of an animal cruelty investigation prompted by a code enforcement case.

A Walker County code enforcement officer responded to a property on 35 Gentry Road in Chickamauga to investigate a complaint about garbage on the property. During the inspection, the officer discovered several animals living in unsanitary and unsafe conditions and Animal Control was called to the scene.

Animal Control Officers found ten (10) chickens and twelve (12) dogs surrounded by feces, urine, debris, and with limited access to clean water.

According to a Walker County press release, “Some of the dogs were being kept in sheds on the property with little to no ventilation.”

Tyler Bishop, animal control director, noted over forty (40) animals had previously been removed from this property and that GRAVITT has a number of previous county code citations for animals running at large. Code enforcement condemned the property.

Animal Services director Bailey Clements arrested GRAVITT and she is now facing twenty-two (22) counts of cruelty to animals and ten (10) counts of failure to maintain responsibility for control of rabies.

GRAVITT surrendered all of the chickens and two of the dogs to the Walker County Animal Shelter. The remaining ten dogs are currently on a court hold pending the outcome of this case.

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GRAVITT’s mugshot shared from Walker County’s press release.

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