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Dead dog found nailed to a wooden board with the message: “This What happens to Dogs Drop Off Here.”

- Arkansas, USA -


⚠️WARNING⚠️The article contains details some of you may find distressing⚠️


On Sunday, November 12, 2023, the White County Sheriff’s Office became aware of a dreadful case in which a deceased dog had been nailed to a sheet of plywood at the intersection of Fairview Road and Panther Creek Road.


In a media release, the sheriff’s office said that on the board there was a spray-painted message that read: “This What happens to Dogs Drop Off Here.”


After the White County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Division responded to the scene, a detective spoke with a suspect regarding the incident. The name of the suspect was not released.

As stated in the release, “Upon completion of a full investigation with all facts and evidence related to this case a criminal file will be forwarded to the White County Prosecutor’s Office for review of charges in accordance with the Arkansas Criminal Code.”


THV 11 reports that “While at the scene gathering video for this story, a man drove up to our crew and said he was the one who nailed the dog to the sign. The man said he felt terrible about it, but didn't know what else to do because the area is commonly used as a dumping ground.”


As for the Voiceless Victim, The Daily Citizens reports that he /she “is being held in the Searcy Animal Shelter’s freezer.”

Chuck Niementowski explained to the news outlet that when the furvictim was brought to the shelter, he/she was still nailed to the board and added that staff had trouble removing the spikes. Chuck went on to say that a member of staff said there was blood all over the place leading staff to believe that the incident occurred on the same day or the dog wouldn’t be bleeding like that. Chuck told The Daily Citizens that the dog looks like a Shepherd mix “but it’s hard to say because of the condition it’s in.” Chuck also said: “I sure hope it was already dead.”


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Details may be removed or additional information may be provided in future should such sources report an update.



The Voiceless Victim’s picture was shared from The Daily Citizen.





 
 
 

STACEY ELIZABETH KELLNER, ACO and owner of an animal rescue, facing animal cruelty charges

- Pennsylvania, USA -


53-years old STACEY ELIZABETH KELLNER (pictured), animal control officer and owner of Pibbles Paws Safe Haven - Dog Rescue, is facing animal cruelty charges.

Additionally, the Department of Agriculture revoked the “rescue’s” license meaning that KELLNER can no longer receive or transfer dogs.


69 NEWS reports that back in 2019, the news agency spoke with KELLNER regarding the issue of “stray” dogs, whom I prefer to refer to as homeless.

According to 69 NEWS, the Pennsylvania SPCA now says that KELLNER is the issue.


As reported by 69 NEWS, since 2019, a total of six Northampton County municipalities contracted KELLNER as their Animal Control Officer. KELLNER does not have the authority to make arrests, but can enforce certain laws and pick up “strays”.


In December 2020, Lower Nazareth Township advised through a press release that they were pleased to announce that Pibbles Paws Safe Haven would be serving as their Animal Control Officer. A recent Facebook post, however, advised that “effective immediately, the participating municipalities of the Nazareth Area Council of Governments have suspended the Animal Control Officer contract with Pibbles Paws Safe Haven. This includes Lower Nazareth Township.”


The post goes on to say: “The allegations put forth against this organization do not align with the humane treatment of animals that the Lower Nazareth Township Board of Supervisors or the Nazareth Area Council of Governments expect to see from an Animal Control Officer.”

Court records show that KELLNER is facing one misdemeanor charge of cruelty to animals and two felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals causing severe bodily injury or death.


69 NEWS further reports that KELLNER’s facility failed multiple inspections and “October records show up to 38 dogs were found on site, some in very poor health with no vet records, kept in unsanitary, dangerous conditions, and without certified rabies vaccination records or bills of sale.”


If convicted, KELLNER could be barred from owning or caring for animals for only ten years.


According to 69 NEWS, KELLNER “still works with multiple municipalities.”


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MICHELE LYNN DOVEL sentenced to two years in prison for abandoning her dogs – One was found dead

- Florida, USA -


On October 9, 2023, St. Lucie County Circuit Judge Michael C. Heisey sentenced 34-years-old MICHELE LYNN DOVEL (pictured) to two years in prison for abandoning her three dogs in a hot, filthy home for weeks. One dog was sadly found deceased.

DOVEL’s release will be followed by a probation period of three years.


According to the criminal complaint obtained by Voice For Us, on July 31, 2022, a deputy with the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a home on 334 Melton Drive in Fort Pierce in reference to an animal complaint.


Upon arrival, the deputy spoke with a neighbor. The neighbor explained that she hadn’t seen DOVEL in approximately 8 weeks and assumed she had taken her dogs with her until she heard them barking that day while she was in the backyard and decided to call 911 to request a welfare check.


The deputy reported that “the yard was overgrown and unkept as if the home had been abandoned.” He then walked to the back porch and “was immediately greeted at the rear sliding door by two extremely thin dogs whining and making sad puppy dog eyes.”


The deputy walked around the home to find a way in but all the windows were closed and the front door was locked. On one of the windows the deputy saw a handwritten sign that read: “in case of fire save the three dogs inside.” When the deputy went back to the rear porch, he gave the bottom of the door a little kick and he accidentally broke the glass.


He then safely got the two dogs out of the home. The complaint identified the dogs as Coco and Dixie.

Coco and Dixie were malnourished. Coco was so emaciated that her ribs, spine and hipbone were showing. They immediately ran toward a flowerpot and started drinking the rain water that was inside. The deputy asked the neighbor for some food and fresh water.


The deputy entered the home and saw that the thermostat read 98 degrees.

The home was covered in dog feces and there was no sign of food or water for Coco and Dixie.

The third dog could not be found.


Animal Control Officer Patterson responded to the scene and took Coco and Dixie to Midway Veterinary Hospital for treatment.


The deceased dog, identified as Lucky, was found on August 7, 2022, by Mr. Grunfeld who was asked to clean the home by the property owner.

Mr. Grunfeld found Lucky, a black and white Beagle, wrapped in a blanket in the utility room next to the kitchen by the water heater. Lucky was decomposed and mummified.


When investigators met with DOVEL, she told them that she was running from a domestic abuse situation and said: “My boyfriend threatened to kill me. The neighbor was supposed to be taking the dogs.” DOVEL, however, refused to give the neighbor’s name.


DOVEL went on to say that she was scared to go back to the residence due to her ex-boyfriend getting out of jail at the end of June or the beginning of July.


The criminal complaint stated that DOVEL “never called 911 to have a Deputy stand by at 334 Melton Drive so she could retrieve Coco and Dixie.”


According to the complaint, DOVEL “inflicted unnecessary pain and suffering to Coco and Dixie by abandoning them in a 98 degrees residence with no food, water and means to go outside to use the bathroom”.


DOVEL agreed to sign Coco and Dixie over to Animal Control.


As for Lucky, she said he had passed away a few months back and intended to cremate him but that never happened.


DOVEL was arrested on September 23, 2022.


Assistant State Attorney Robert Stone told WPTV: “Coco and Dixie were left in an abusive relationship as well. That's what bothered me the most. There were so many opportunities. It takes a second to pick up the phone and call animal control, call her brother who said he would have taken the dogs. Other people in the neighborhood said they would help her. Call police, anyone.”


WPTV reports that Coco recovered and “was adopted by an adoring dad.”

Dixie has a new family where she has another dog and a human brother to play with.

Lori Boettger with Paws Fur Recovery Dog Rescue helped arrange the adoptions.

“The dogs are in loving homes, and they've been well taken care of,” she told WPTV.


Lucky, you are in my heart with so many others Voiceless Victims.


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Details may be removed or additional information may be provided in future should such sources report an update.



DOVEL’s mugshot shared from the Florida Department of Corrections






 
 
 

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