MEGAN VICTORIA DAVIS wanted by Ridgeland Police – Accused of leaving cats inside the home she moved out of - Two cats were found dead

- Mississippi, USA -

~ Update: August 15, 2025

MEGAN VICTORIA DAVIS (pictured), is in custody. The Ridgeland Police Department arrested DAVIS on Thursday, August 14, 2025. Lieutenant Bertucci tells me DAVIS bonded out on a $10,000 bond.

DAVIS' mugshot provided to Voice For Us by the Ridgeland Police Department.

~ Original story:

On June 11, 2025, officers with the Ridgeland Police Department responded to a welfare check at a residence in Ridgeland. 

Officers found multiple cats who had been abandoned. Police learned that 39-year-old MEGAN VICTORIA DAVIS (pictured), had moved out of the residence leaving the cats without food or water for some time.

Sadly, two cats were discovered deceased and two live cats were found “in a state of malnutrition”, stated the release.

The live cats were taken to the Mississippi Animal Rescue League.  I have reached out to MARL to inquire about the furvictims but at the time of writing I have not received a response.

Police said DAVIS is now wanted for two counts of aggravated animal cruelty.

Anyone with any information regarding her whereabouts is asked to contact the Ridgeland Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at 601-856-2121 or CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CRIME STOPPERS at 601-355-TIPS (8477) or www.centralmscrimestoppers.com. Thank you!

I took the liberty of naming the deceased furvictims Angel and Amor for the tribute image. Should their given names be made public, I will rectify them accordingly.

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ERICA KATERINA SAVINO, veterinary technician, accused of starving and neglecting her six horses

- Florida, USA -

Back in January 2025, an anonymous tip alerted Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control to the concerning conditions of many horses at a residence on 77^th Place North in Loxahatchee.

According to the affidavit, “ACC has left several notices and citations for the owner to comply” but no one has responded to their calls or notices.

Finally, on the early afternoon of Tuesday, August 5, 2025, deputies with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office responded to the residence and made contact with 20-year-old ERICA KATERINA SAVINO (pictured).

The deputies informed SAVINO they were investigating a complaint and asked her whether they could check on the animals’ condition.

SAVINO confirmed that she had legal custody of the horses and stated that she is a veterinary technician at a horse clinic. She then walked the deputies to the back of the residence where they found six horses.

The affidavit identified them as:

Blaoo, a 10-year-old blue Roan Gelding

Calhan, a 23-year-old Bay Gelding

Godiva, a 7-year-old black mare

Paisley, a 6-year-old Bay mare

Scooby, an 11-year-old Bay Gelding

Trixie, a 5-year-old Palomino mare

Deputies reported that the horses were kept in pens covered in manure, with three of them lacking proper shelter. The yard intended for the horses to roam was overgrown, and the poor souls were confined without access to it. Moreover, all six horses were severely underweight with little to no fat and matted or knotted manes.

SAVINO told deputies the horses were fed twice daily with hay only and admitted that they had recently lost weight “due to issues with a previous hay supplier providing poor-quality hay.”

She went on to say that the water for the horses was changed the day before, but deputies reported that the buckets were either empty or filthy with algae.

As per the affidavit, SAVINO acknowledged that Godiva, the thinnest of the horses, had several medical issues, including mastitis, which had been treated with antibiotics. SAVINO, stated that Godiva is “aggressive toward her and she is unable to handle him.” Godiva was being kept in a pen not accessible to humans.

SAVINO went on to tell deputies that Blaoo has a neurological condition from exposure to possums.

Deputies found Calhan, the oldest horse, with a deteriorating makeshift cast on his front leg. “The cast was very dirty and falling apart”, reported deputies.

SAVINO told deputies that she provides all the medical care for her horses and explained that “some of the horses were feral and difficult to handle”, stated the affidavit.

Although she told deputies that she often brought medications home from her job to treat the horses, deputies said she “does not have any formal veterinary records for treatments.”

SAVINO was arrested and charged with six counts of aggravated animal cruelty, six counts of animal cruelty, and six counts of confinement of animals, all felonies

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JENNIFER BRYANT, manager of Chaparral Ranch, charged for the PREVENTABLE death of a horse named Honey

- California, USA -

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged 25-year-old JENNIFER BRYANT with criminally failing to care for a horse named Honey who died from malnutrition and heat stroke.

According to the office’s press release, BRYANT is the manager of Chaparral Corporation, a horse-riding ranch in South Bay.

The case began back in March 2024, when Los Angeles County Animal Control Officers conducted an inspection of Chaparral Ranch’s Bear Creek Stables in Los Gatos following reports of abused horses.

During the inspection, ACO noticed that Honey had lice and was sickly. The day after the inspection, a veterinarian went to the location and suggested Honey be put on a special diet of alfalfa hay. The vet also suggested the ranch manager schedule a follow-up appointment.

According to the Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office, there is no evidence BRYANT scheduled a follow-up appointment. Furthermore, evidence suggests that Honey was simply moved to a different, more “distant” pasture and not put on the alfalfa hay diet.

Four months later, on July 12, 2024, ACO responded to a different Chaparral Ranch property on Weller Road in Milpitas to investigate a report of a “downed” horse. At the location ACO found Honey on the ground, emaciated and unable to get up.

BRYANT claimed Honey had been losing weight two weeks before collapsing alleging her condition was “due to allergies.”

Honey was sadly euthanized on the same day. Officials, said Honey died from malnutrition and heatstroke, and was also filled with intestinal worms, a condition experts concluded could have been prevented with proper care.

BRYANT is facing one misdemeanor count of failing to give proper care and attention to an animal. She will be arraigned on that charge on Monday, August 11, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. 23 of the Hall of Justice in San Jose.

Santa Clara District Attorney Jeffrey F. Rosen said in a written statement: “Honey the horse didn’t have to die like this – emaciated and malnourished on a hot day in July. Proper care in line with a veterinarian’s recommendations could have prevented this outcome, but Honey wasn’t given that chance. All animals deserve a life free of abuse and neglect.”

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