The Delaware County canine warden has filed 30 misdemeanor fees towards a canine breeder after 40 dogs living chained outside were removed Sunday afternoon from his property close to Sunbury.
The fees, filed Thursday in Delaware County Municipal Court, accuse the person of violating Ohio’s legal guidelines about companion animals and failing to register canine kennels on the property on the 7400 block of Kilbourne Road.
A warrant is pending on the grievance, court docket data state, and his bond is ready at $2,500.
All of the costs are first-degree and second-degree misdemeanors. The former every carry a most penalty of 180 days in jail and a $1,000 wonderful, and the latter every carry as much as 90 days in jail and a $750 wonderful.
Delaware County Dog Warden Mitchell Garrett can’t touch upon open circumstances, a spokesperson for the Delaware County Commissioners mentioned in an e-mail.
Garrett has beforehand mentioned the 40 dogs have been residing exterior on the property chained in moist and muddy situations with plastic barrels for shelter towards the climate, and that a lot of the dogs eliminated have been underweight. Officials had obtained a number of complaints concerning the property since 2020, however have been beforehand unable to behave, in accordance with Garrett.
Garrett mentioned there have been beforehand as few as six dogs residing on the property and so they have been being taken care of throughout the requirements of the regulation.
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Authorities have been in a position to safe a warrant after a witness got here ahead Friday keen to make an announcement utilizing their identify, Garrett mentioned.
Videos and pictures of the dogs chained exterior went viral on social media on Saturday in between the recent grievance being made and authorities raiding the property.
