SOUTH BOSTON – Tyler Falconer, a fitness instructor who apparently starved dogs at his center in South Boston, pleaded innocent to animal cruelty charges Wednesday.
Falconer, 30, was arraigned in South Boston Municipal Court on 3 counts of animal cruelty and 3 counts of a dog tethering confinement infraction. After entering his plea, he was permitted to leave on a pledge to go back to court July 18.
His dog training center, Falco K9, has actually been closed considering that early March after consumers suffered the supposed abuse. The criminal charges are connected to the treatment of 3 various dogs, one in 2020 and 2 in 2023.
The Animal Rescue League’s Law Enforcement Department filed charges versus Falconer on May 4.
If founded guilty, he might deal with as low as a great or as much as ten years in jail.
Falconer is likewise a Burlington firemen. He’s been on paid administrative leave considering that early March.
Falconer was launched Wednesday on the conditions that he has no contact with the dog owners included. He’s likewise not permitted to deal with animals till the case is fixed.