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Sep. 8, 2023, 1:28 a.m. ET
An Arizona lady was arrested after her aged blind canine was discovered walking alongside a freeway final month by the county’s sheriff.
Karen Black, 62, of Phoenix was arrested Wednesday and charged with cruelty to animals after the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office found her canine walking alongside an exit ramp in Benson, Ariz, roughly 45 miles southeast of Tucson.
Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannells and his spouse noticed the tiny canine walking alongside the exit ramp connecting I-10 and Skyline Road simply earlier than midday on Aug. 26.
“Sheriff Dannels and his wife, Nickie secured the shaken dog in their vehicle,” the Sheriff’s Office mentioned in a Facebook post accompanied by a photograph of the older pooch on the ground of a automotive.
A county animal management officer picked up the unnamed canine and found it was chipped, with its final proprietor listed as a resident of Maricopa County.
The company mentioned it made a number of makes an attempt to contact the proprietor, however their messages and calls weren’t answered.
It took over per week earlier than a well-timed occasion within the state’s capital allowed the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office to make a go to to Black’s final recognized handle.
“On September 6th at approximately 1630 hours, Sheriff Dannels and Community Outreach Supervisor, Sergeant Ray McNeely attended a community event in Phoenix,” the put up learn. “Upon completion, they followed up on this investigation in an attempt to locate the dog owner.”
Black was home, and when questioned in regards to the canine she at first denied ever being in Cochise County, however caved and admitted she had deserted the canine on the freeway.
She additionally confessed that she didn’t “notify law enforcement and ignored our attempts to reach out to her,” the sheriff’s workplace added.
Black was subsequently arrested and charged with the felony offense. She is predicted again in Cochise County courtroom later this month.
The canine was positioned at an area animal shelter whereas Black’s felony case is ongoing.
Last month a lady left her 7-year-old French bulldog in a car parking zone at Pittsburgh International Airport as a result of she couldn’t convey the canine alongside to her last vacation spot and not using a crate.
Allison Gaiser was charged with one misdemeanor rely of animal cruelty together with animal neglect and abandonment violations after police tracked her down utilizing the canine’s microchip.
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