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LINDSEY TREVOR RUE arrested after many neglected animals were rescued from her Leicester home

- North Carolina, USA -


Following an investigation into animal abuse and neglect, on the morning of Tuesday, January 31, 2023, deputies with the Animal Services Unit of the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at a property on 138 Tall Tree Lane in Leicester and arrested 39-years-old LINDSEY TREVOR RUE (pictured).


The animals found at the home were suffering from neglect and were removed with the assistance of the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).


The ASPCA said they rescued more than forty (40) neglected dogs, primarily Poodle mixes. In a press release, the agency also said: “The dogs, including nine newborn puppies, along with a tortoise, a rabbit, a fish, and several birds, were found living in neglectful conditions in an overcrowded mobile home in Leicester. “

Sadly, one horse was found dead from starvation.


KAKE.com reports that Major John Ledford with the Buncombe Sheriff’s Office said investigators have been working the case since November 2022, when the agency began receiving reports about potential animal neglect on RUE’s property.


As indicated in the press release by the ASPCA, the organization is assisting the sheriff’s office “with operational planning and animal removal, evidence collection and crime scene processing, investigative and legal assistance, veterinary and behavioral forensics exams, daily care, and providing the dogs with medical and behavioral support.”


Ms. Alyssa Fleck, a spokeswoman for the ASPCA, said: “Since we don’t have ownership of the dogs, it’s too early for us to begin exploring placement options.”


RUE is charged with felony kill animal by starvation, felony animal cruelty, child neglect, and resist, delay or obstruct. She appeared in court on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, and court records show that she is due back on February 22, 2023.

The sheriff’s office said additional charges may be forthcoming as this investigation continues.


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RUE’s mugshot provided to Voice For Us by the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office.



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PETER MILLER accused of confining his dog to a small cage in deplorable conditions for ten days

- New York, USA -


Following an investigation, on Friday, December 30, 2022, detectives with the Suffolk County SPCA charged 57-years-old PETER MILLER with two counts of animal cruelty and neglect.


MILLER, formerly of Amity Harbor but now claimed to be living in Melville, is accused of confining his male Bull Terrier, named Buster, “to a small cage in deplorable conditions for 10 straight days without removing the dog from the cage or cleaning the cage,” said the SPCA in a news release.

The cage in which Buster was being kept, “was found to have a putrid smell of rotting food, ammonia and urine, with a urine-soaked blanket and moldy food.”


A veterinary examination determined that Buster suffered from discomfort due to large areas of matted fur caked with excrement, urine scalding, redness, and irritation all over his paws, legs, belly and hind area, severe inflammation between his toes, bleeding toes, bruises and scrapes inside his mouth and tongue, matted fur deep in his ear canal, a chewed-up tail and eye pus.


MILLER’s court appearance was set for Monday, January 16, 2023, in First District Court, Central Islip.


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ELISA SUMNER charged on five indictments accusing her of killing one dog and neglecting four others

- New York, USA -


Albany County District Attorney P. David Soares announced that on Monday, December 19, 2022, 27-years-old ELISA SUMNER (pictured), was arraigned on a five-count indictment before the Honorable William T. Little in Albany County Court.


According to a news release, the indictment, handed up by a Grand Jury on December 14, 2022, includes one Class E felony count of aggravated cruelty to animals, and four Class A misdemeanor counts of overdriving, torturing, and injuring animals; failure to provide sustenance.


SUMNER is accused of intentionally killing her 2-year-old German Shepherd named Nala, with “no justifiable purpose” at an Albany home on 42 Spring Street between Lark and Dove Streets between August 21, 2022, and August 29, 2022.


Albany Police investigators from the Special Operations Unit, who led the investigation, determined that SUMNER failed to provide proper sustenance and medical care to Nala who was suffering from malnutrition and severe bite wounds to her head and ears. Nala sadly died from the injuries.


The news release also stated, “Additionally, the indictment alleges that at the same address, on October 14, 2022, SUMNER failed to provide proper sustenance for four other dogs, and kept them in a residence covered in urine, feces, and garbage.”


SUMNER was arrested on November 1, 2022, and the Albany County District Attorney's Office said that she was released to the supervision of probation pending her next court date, which has not been yet scheduled. As a condition of SUMNER’s release, she is barred from “owning”, or being in custody of any animals.


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