On the early afternoon of Thursday, June 30, 2022, the Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by Grayson County Sheriff Norman Chaffins and Grayson County Animal Control Officer Todd Saltsman, about 60-years-old GREG K. RIGDON (pictured), “having numerous dogs on his property that were not being fed or watered.”
A deputy with the Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office was then dispatched to a property on the 400-block of Indian Creek Road and upon arrival, the deputy made contact with RIGDON who agreed to show his animals.
According to a release obtained by Voice For Us, the deputy discovered “multiple dogs, severely malnourished, with no food or water.”
As stated in the release, “Some of the dogs had rotting animals or bones of animals in their cages.” RIGDON told the deputy he did it for the dogs to eat on.
RIGDON had one empty bag of dog food and told the deputy that no other dog food was on the property.
RIGDON was arrested on scene and charged with five counts of cruelty to animals.
A short time later, the deputy was contacted by Edmonson County Animal Control and learned that more deceased dogs had been found on the property.
An Animal Control Officer had found a mummified dog inside of a doghouse who had the collar and chain still around his/her neck. There were no signs of food or water inside that doghouse.
As if the situation was not cruel and devastating enough, multiple dog collars were found along with the skeletal remains of the dogs.
Consequently, RIGDON was additionally charged with torture of a dog/cat with serial physical injury or death.
He was booked into the Hart County Jail and online arrest records show he is still in custody.
According to online court records, RIGDON’s arraignment is scheduled to take place on July 12, 2022, at 8:30 a.m.
The furbabies removed from RIGDON’s hellish custody are now being care for by the Bowling Green/Warren County Humane Society. One of the furbabies, a male named Silas, is up for adoption so, if you are ready to add a new member to your family, please click here or give the nonprofit a call at (270) - 842 - 8572. Thank you!
The Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office said that this incident makes the third time RIGDON has been charged with cruelty to animals.
RIGDON was arrested the first time in Hart County and the second time on October 23, 2017, in Grayson County.
RIGDON is toxic and toxic people do not change, they only change their victims.
If the law does not change in Kentucky and lawmakers do not take animal cruelty seriously, we will continue to experience cases like this one and the senseless deaths of innocent animals is on you lawmakers!
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