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KAREN BLACK accused of dumping her old, blind dog on the side of the road in Cochise County

- Arizona, USA -


Cochise County Sheriff Mark J. Dannels announced that 62-years-old KAREN BLACK is charged with animal cruelty for heartlessly abandoning her elderly, visually impaired dog along a highway last month.


In a media release Sheriff Dannels said that on the morning of Saturday, August 26, 2023, he and his wife Nickie spotted a skinny dog in the area of I-10 and Skyline Road in Benson walking down the exit ramp.

Sheriff Dannels and Mrs. Dannels put the “shaken” furbaby safely in their vehicle.


A Cochise County Sheriff's Office Animal Control Officer took custody of the Voiceless Victim and learned through his microchip that his last registered guardian, BLACK, was in Phoenix, Maricopa County. The ACO attempted to call BLACK several times and left many messages that were never answered.


On Wednesday, September 6, 2023, Sheriff Dannels and Community Outreach Supervisor, Sergeant Ray McNeely went to Phoenix to attend a community event. Sheriff Dannels is very passionate about these kinds of cases and he did not want to give up. So, after the event, he took a detour and followed up on this investigation in an attempt to locate BLACK.

The sheriff was able to track down the cruel female at her home.


When BLACK was interviewed, she first lied claiming that she never was in Cochise County. As stated in the media release, BLACK then “finally admitted to leaving the dog alongside I-10 including failing to notify law enforcement and ignoring our attempts to reach out to her.”


The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office tells me that BLACK was issued a citation and is scheduled to appear in Benson Justice Court at the end of this month.


With regard to the Voiceless Victim, the sheriff’s office told me in an email that the dog is a male named Henry and BLACK adopted him from Maricopa County Animal Control. Henry was listed as being 10 years old “(however he appears older perhaps 13ish).” As for Henry’s breed, I was told that he is “best described as a chihuahua/min-pin mix.”


In the media release, Sheriff Dannels said that the dog “is being held at a shelter until the criminal case is adjudicated.”

A spokesperson for the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office tells me that “Henry is doing well and we are working on getting him into foster care now so he can be removed from the shelter environment.”


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JEFFREY WRIGHT arrested after being caught on video aggressively beating a dog unable to fight back

- Arizona, USA -


On March 11, 2023, the Peoria Police Department received a call reporting a male abusing a dog. The reporting party explained they saw a male brutally beating a dog in the backyard of their neighbor at a home in the 25800 block of N 107th Drive in Peoria.


In a news release, Peoria Police said that Peoria Police Animal Control Officers responded to investigate and learned from the caller that they witnessed a man “abusing a dog by body slamming and kicking it repeatedly.” The caller also advised officers that the despicable actions had been caught on video.


Police said that in the video, the suspect later identified as 42-years-old JEFFREY WRIGHT (pictured), can be seen “kicking the dog, body slamming it, punching it and putting his knee on the dog causing the dog to defecate.”


Animal Control Officers took the Voiceless Victim for medical care and it was determined to have non-life-threatening injuries.


Police said that according to the dog’s guardian, WRIGHT “was just visiting at the house when the incident occurred.” To this regard, Arizona’s Family added that the dog’s guardian told investigators that “she’s had an on-and-off relationship with Wright for a few years and that he stays at the home ‘when he appears to be off drugs’.”


The furbaby was then returned to his/her guardian and the case was turned over to Peoria Police Detectives for additional follow up.


Detectives later learned that WRIGHT “had returned to the home and was staying at the residence on a regular basis,” said police.


On the early morning of Thursday, April 6, 2023, Peoria Police Property Crimes Detectives and Peoria Police Animal Control arrested WRIGHT.

The animal abuser was processed at the Peoria Police Department, and later booked at the Maricopa County Jail on a felony Animal Cruelty charge. Police said charges may be added or amended as needed.


The furvictim was “seized due to the suspect having a domestic relationship with the dog owner,” stated the release.


Just think, the witness reported the abuse on March 11, WRIGHT was arrested on April 6 and visited the home “on a regular basis”. How many times has the poor dog been abused before being rescued?


Many thanks to the witness who did not turn a blind eye! See something, make the call, save a life!


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WRIGHT’s mugshot via Maricopa County Jail.





 
 
 

Arizona authorities investigate after a dog was found with her muzzle and front legs duct-taped

- Arizona, USA -


Phoenix Police are investigating after a female dog was found with her muzzle and front legs duct-taped at a parking lot of a church in north Phoenix.


Officers were called to an area near 37th Avenue and Sweetwater on the morning of Wednesday, July 27, and immediately called in the Arizona Humane Society. One of its investigators, Dan McGrath, responded to the scene and told reporter David Caltabiano: “The dog was a little dehydrated, fearful, confused, um, just you know, did not what was going on.”


McGrath explained that the furbaby, described as a 2-year-old Bernese Mountain dog mix, was struggling to get around. She was in distress and was found hopping on her front legs.


The dog was taken to the Humane Society’s Second Chance Animal Trauma Hospital for immediate care and the Arizona Humane Society said that at the moment her prognosis is “guarded.”

Kelsey Dickerson, with the AHS said: “We are giving her the best care possible because obviously this is, even though this is a very sad and horrible story, we wanna to make sure to be able to try to give her a second chance and a good life because that’s what every animal deserves.”


Police do not know at this point whether the furbaby is homeless or has a guardian and have not released her picture.


If you have any information about this sickening case, please, come forward and speak up for the VOICELESS VICTIM. Call Phoenix Police at: (602) - 262 - 6151. Thank you!


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