Animal Cruelty arrest made in Covington County

ANDALUSIA, AL -- On Thursday May 26th 2011 Deputies arrested Christopher Shannon Hall of Airport Rd in Andalusia on 9 counts of Cruelty to Animals 2nd.

The arrest was a result of numerous complaints about a residence on Hester’s Store Road in Red Level where Mr. Hall was keeping numerous Bulldogs that were being staked out on chains around the property with no food or water.

At two different times deputies have found one of the dogs deceased and still on the chain.

“From the complaints and deputy reports, Mr. Hall was (allegedly) keeping the dogs there on a family member’s property without food or water,” he said. “At two different times, deputies found one of the dogs deceased and still on the chain.”

The property belonged to a family member of Mr. Hall. He was booked into the Covington Co jail on a total of $27,000 bond.

Cruelty to Animals is a Class A misdemeanor. Andalusia Animal Control Officers assisted in the removal of the animals to the Andalusia Pound.

One of the dogs chained on the property 

This dead bulldog is one of the numerous dogs
Hall is accused of starving.

(WKNI - May 26, 2011)

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