UPDATED: Bridgeville Couple Charged with Animal Cruelty

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A Bridgeville area couple have been charged with animal cruelty after officials from Delaware Animal Services rescued 20 dogs from a home west of Bridgeville. Officials have charged 42 year old Ray Anderson and 40 year old Melissa Layton with five misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty neglect, six dog housing violations and 13 dog license…

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Pocomoke Residents Charged with Animal Cruelty

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Worcester County Animal Control responded to an animal complaint on Bonneville Avenue in Pocomoke on October 2nd. Two dogs were found on the porch in a crate – one of them was dead. Officers noticed evidence of other dogs being neglected, but residents refused to meet with officers at the scene. A warrant was obtained…

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Delaware Legislation Which Includes New Requirement in Reporting of Suspected Animal Cruelty Passes Senate

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Update 4/26/23–Senate Bill 71 has passed the Senate and is now sent to the House for consideration. Earlier Post: Legislation introduced this week adds a new requirement concerning animal cruelty. This Act requires law-enforcement agencies, the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, and the Department of Justice to report suspected animal cruelty…

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Salisbury Man Sentenced for Animal Cruelty

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An investigation into a dead cat has led to a conviction for Christopher Truitt of Salisbury on a charge of felony animal cruelty and 2 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty. A box containing the cat was found in December of 2021 on Dixon Road – the micro-chipped kitten had be recently adopted from the Worcester…

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Dog’s Death Leads To Animal Cruelty Arrest

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A man is charged with beating a dog to death in Wicomico County. According to the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office, the dog was a five-year-old Miniature Schnauzer named Spanky.An investigation determined that 28-year-old Nathaniel Ennels II of Salisbury became enraged with the dog, which had urinated on the floor. The Sheriff’s Office said Monday that…

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Man Pleads Guilty, Gets Sentenced In Animal Cruelty Case

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A Salisbury man pleads guilty to one count of animal cruelty by starvation. According to the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office, the plea from 41-year-old Ryan Shull was accepted by Chief Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Beckstead, who sentenced Shull to two years of incarceration, which was suspended. Prosecutors said Animal Control officers responded to concerns…

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3 Arrested In Deer Cruelty Case

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Reports of animal cruelty in the Gumboro area have led to three arrests. Delaware Fish and Wildlife Natural Resources Police say an investigation determined that the trio recorded themselves intentionally striking a deer with a motor vehicle in the Hudson Road area, and continuing to “perform cruel acts on the deer,” which later died. 20-year-old…

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Maryland Man Arrested in Ocean City for Viral Animal Cruelty Video

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Maryland State Police have arrested 31-year-old William Hunter Hardesty in Ocean City on animal cruelty charges in Florida. Hardesty, of Riva in Anne Arundel County was apprehended after 9 a.m. Friday morning at a hotel in the 12000 block of Ocean Gateway in Ocean City. Troopers say a concerned citizen said they believed he was…

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