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LANEAU HAYES, Doctor of Medicine, arrested after many cats were rescued from deplorable living conditions at a Towns County home

- Georgia, USA -


The Towns County Sheriff’s Office arrested 75-year-old LANEAU HAYES, MD (pictured).


HAYES is an Internal Medicine provider in Blairsville whom according to MediFind has been practicing medicine for over 46 years.


On January 6, 2025, the sheriff's office launched an animal cruelty investigation that involved a property on Old Chicken Farm Road in Young Harris.

Officials found many cats who were living in deplorable conditions.


It all started with a phone call from a concerned citizen to the Blairsville-based nonprofit Whiskers Project.


According to Whiskers Project, the caller had learned from a friend that a house in Young Harris had many cats, individually locked in cages without the ability to roam. The cats were living in their own feces and urine with matted fur.


HAYES is accused of intentionally failing to provide adequate sanitary conditions and ventilation for the cats. During the rescue of the poor souls, officials had to wear face masks due to the intensity of the fumes. It’s unknown how long the poor souls were held in captivity.


Whiskers Project removed all of the cats from the home with the assistance of Commissioner Steve Bradshaw. Commissioner Bradshaw requested the cats be surrendered to Mountain Shelter Humane Society.


Whiskers Project tells me none of the cats were euthanized and they are “doing well and on a low fat diet with [an] exercise program at the local Humane Society.”


Whiskers Project submitted to the Towns County Sheriff’s Office five counts of animal cruelty to five cats against HAYES. According to the nonprofit, the charges include physical pain and mental suffering. As rightfully stated by Whiskers Project, “The offender was in a position of control at the mercy of the animals” and his actions were “intentional and unjustified.”


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Disclaimer: This story is sourced from the press release by the Towns County Sheriff’s Office and information provided to Voice For Us by Whiskers Project. Please note that details may be removed or new information added should updates become available.

In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.


HAYES’ mugshot shared from the Towns County Sheriff's Office


Pictures related to the case were shared from an album provided to Voice For Us by Whiskers Project



 
 
 

TROY WILL PIERCE arrested after he allowed three neonatal puppies to freeze to death

- Oklahoma, USA -


The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 74-year-old TROY WILL PIERCE (pictured).


According to the report provided to Voice For Us, on February 20, 2025, a deputy was dispatched to the area of 1722 E. 76th Street N. after receiving an animal cruelty complaint.


The deputy made contact with the reporting party who said that PIERCE's dogs were often roaming the neighborhood and he was concerned for their well-being considering the temperatures had been below freezing with wind chills below zero and the dogs did not have adequate shelter.


The man went on to say that before the deputy responded, he saw PIERCE's dog on his property and when he tried to approach her, she ran away. The man followed her to PIERCE's backyard where he discovered that the dog was nursing six puppies. Sadly, three of the puppies appeared to have frozen to death.


The reporting party then picked up the mama dog and her three surviving babies, took them to his home, and alerted the sheriff’s office.


The deputy then went to talk to PIERCE and showed him a picture of the mama dog that the reporting party had taken at his home.


PIERCE told the deputy that the dog was his son's, but he and his wife had been "in possession of the dog for approximately 4-5 years."


PIERCE went on to tell the deputy that he knew the dog had had puppies and that he had checked on them the night before when he realized that a couple of puppies had passed away but left them outside anyway.


PIERCE took the deputy out to the backyard. The deceased puppies were still there, "in a bare plastic dog house with no warming elements."


The deputy reported that the poor souls appeared to be only a couple of weeks old. He then looked around and saw two more young mixed-breed dogs in a bare doghouse inside a fenced pen. He further reported that all food and water for the furvictims were “frozen solid.”


Tulsa County Animal Control was called in to take possession of the remaining dogs.


PIERCE was arrested on three felony counts of animal cruelty and released after posting a $2,000 bond. He now awaits charges from Tulsa County District Attorney's Office.


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PIERCE’s mugshot shared from the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office





 
 
 

TYLER FLINT GRIMES arrested – Police found a decaying dog and malnourished cat and dog in his home

- Connecticut, USA -


Following a traffic stop conducted by officers with the Torrington Police Department, 40-year-old TYLER FLINT GRIMES (pictured) was placed under arrest on an active warrant stemming from an animal cruelty investigation.


According to the arrest warrant, on August 19, 2024, Goshen Animal Control Officer Graham received a phone call regarding GRIMES. ACO Graham had had dealings with him in the past when his dog named Gonzo had run away from him.


ACO Graham reached out to the Connecticut State Police and Troopers Begley and Coretto were dispatched to meet with her.


ACO Graham reported that when she arrived at GRIMES' home, the home lacked basic maintenance and that there was a strong odor of decay coming from two open doorways in the home. According to the report, it was clear that GRIMES' living situation was unsuitable for humans, and especially unsuitable for animals.


ACO Graham said that the initial room had an array of objects that were piled in heaps about waist height, and at some points higher than that.


When ACO Graham and Trooper Coretto went to the ground floor, at the bottom of the stairs they found a deceased Pitbull named Harlem estimated to be around 3 years old. Harlem was surrounded in fecal matter and he was lying in his own intestines. Draped across Harlem's neck was a cord from the curtain above him. Given the condition Harlem was found in, officers determined he had been dead for approximately a month. Harlem was malnourished with bones clearly visible under the skin. As stated in the report, Harlem likely did not die of natural causes, but rather neglect.


As officers were examining Harlem, they heard a meowing coming from a cat inside the home. ACO Graham said that when she petted the feline, named Little Cat, she “could only feel her skeletal structure”, indicating she was extremely malnourished.


In the kitchen, officers found empty cat food cans and dog food bags, and other clutter lying on the floor that was covered with feces. There was also a couch in the center of this disarray and on the couch was a Pitbull named Gonzo sitting quietly. ACO Graham said Gonzo was extremely friendly and “navigated through the room over to us.” Gonzo was malnourished, had what looked to be a tumor growing from his leg, masses across the body, and his nails were overgrown.


When ACO Graham took a statement from the caller, she learned that GRIMES had had the animals for years and had “resources available to him from the town and friends that he declined to utilize.” The caller advised ACO Graham that she told GRIMES she would take Little Cat but he refused to give her the cat or surrender the animals.


ACO Graham explained in her report that Little Cat and Gonzo were taken into “what is known as emergency custody, pending a verified petition to the court to receive permanent custody.”


Little Cat and Gonzo were examined by a veterinarian and it was determined that Gonzo had a bilateral ear infection, a skin infection, was malnourished, his nails were severely overgrown causing deformation to his feet. He also had masses across the entirety of his body and a significant wheeze. His ears were so chronically infected that one of his ear canals was closed shut.


According to the report, Gonzo's first bowel movement consisted of paper products and trash, and very little fecal matter, indicating that he had likely been primarily eating contents from the floor rather than dog food.


Little Cat was severely malnourished with prominent spine, hip, rib protrusion, and significant muscle wasting. At the kennel, Little Cat immediately drank over a cup and a half of water, to the point where staff had to slow down her drinking.


GRIMES was arrested on February 14, 2024, transferred to State Police custody and transported to Troop L in Litchfield for processing.

GRIMES was charged with three counts of cruelty to animals and bond was set at $75,000.


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GRIMES' mugshot shared from Connecticut State Police




 
 
 

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