The man Dalton, Georgia, authorities declare was seen on video previously this month tossing a kitten out of his truck was apprehended Friday early morning on charges connected to the abuse and desertion of animals.
Terry Charles turned himself in based upon warrants for his arrest, according to a press release from the city of Dalton. He was charged with 3 counts of desertion and one count of cruelty to animals. All 4 charges are misdemeanors, the release said.
The 3 kittens left June 13 at the Humane Society of Northwest Georgia in Dalton are succeeding, and 2 of them are all set to be embraced, according to Kym Stuzman, a volunteer with the shelter who deals with cats.
She talked to the Chattanooga Times Free Press in a call right after the occurrence.
“We’re appreciative to the Dalton Police Department, who continued to search for the man, and for the neighborhood, who passed along ideas,” Stuzman said in a follow-up text Friday. “These kittens are valuable and be worthy of terrific houses.”
The Humane Society published the video on social networks of a man tossing a kitten, triggering outrage from the neighborhood and numerous ideas for police. Police declare the man in the video is Charles.
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Charles “was taped on monitoring video taking among the kittens out of the back of his pickup and tossing it end over end onto the concrete,” the release said. “The kitten struck the pavement and toppled to a stop prior to scooting back towards the truck.”
Charles might not be discovered for remark through social networks or a public records search.
Charles was recognized a couple of days after the video was launched, however might not lie since he had actually moved from his last recognized address, the release said. Detectives situated and spoke with Charles on Thursday, the release said.
One of the conditions of Charles’ bond is that he should give up all animals in his care within two days, according to the release.
“I’m happy with the job the private investigators did identifying who the suspect was and getting them into custody,” Dalton representative Bruce Frazier said by phone. “I believe it’s a great thing.”
Unwanted animals dropped off without authorization at the Northwest Georgia Humane Society are sadly typical, Stuzman said. The cruelty displayed in this occurrence was unneeded since individuals can surrender their animals to the Humane Society or other companies, she said.
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The shelter gets numerous calls a month about undesirable animals, Stuzman said. In June, the shelter had about 100 dogs and 70 cats available for adoption, she said. People ought to make sterile and sterilize their animals, Stuzman said, since there simply aren’t enough good houses for the variety of animals.
“There is no factor for individuals to not have their animals repaired,” she said.
Other states like New York with more stringent spay and sterilize laws do not have the very same issue with undesirable animals, Stuzman said, and typically have actually animals transferred from states like Georgia since there are insufficient animals in your area to adopt.
Contact Andrew Wilkins at [email protected] or 423-757-6659.
