These pictures are of a Rottweiler that was brought to the shelter as a cruelty case. An Animal Care Attendant noticed something was strange with his coat and alerted the veterinarian on duty. The maggots went unnoticed until they were brought to the surface with a flea spray. It was hoped the aggressiveness of the Rottie was due to the pain it was experiencing. Unfortunately, this was not the case. After the case went to court, the owner never came to claim the dog.

There is much debate in the dog breeding community
over whether tail docking is a cruel practice. Advocates
of tail docking claim that it does not cause pain or
discomfort, when the tail is docked between the ages of
two and five days-old, as the nervous system of puppies
is not fully developed. Others believe the basic nervous
system of a dog is fully developed at birth and the available evidence indicates that puppies have similar,
if not increased, sensitivity to pain as adult dogs.

What happened to these pups is cruel according to
any standard. The tails were surgically removed.

The above dog was starved.
The woman responsible
was charged with cruelty.
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The dog pictured above was
found by a man in his front yard. Thankfully, this man became involved and brought the dog to the shelter. Sadly, this could have been avoided.

The above dog was brought in
by his owner to be euthanized.
Why did he wait so long?

A sever case of mange.
This condition is treatable and should have
NEVER gone this far. Cruelty? Neglect? Both.

The owner of the above black dog was arrested for dogfighting.

The owner of this dog received jail time.

These severely emaciated dogs were confiscated from Alvar Street.
The two pit bulls were on heavy chains and in the full sun. One dog
had access to dirty, black water and the other had no water at all.

This family pet was attacked by a stray dog while be taken from the
car into the house. The attack was sudden with
no warning. The thick Collie scruff saved her life. As it is, she spend several weeks at the veterinarians before she could go home.
Had the owner of the attacking dog not neglected to keep his or her dog confined,
this tragedy would not have happened. The stray was never caught. This photo was taken three days after the attack.