Latasha Rachele Harrison, 31, of 169 Shady Lane in Aberdeen was arrested Wednesday and charged with one count of felony cruelty to animals and one count of felony killing an animal by starvation.
She was placed in the Moore County Detention Center under a $5,000 secured bond. Her first court appearance is scheduled for Feb. 21 in Moore County District Court.
Officers from the Moore County Sheriff's Office and Animal Control Officers investigated a report of a complaint that a residence had two dogs that appeared to be tied and starving to death. The report was received on Feb. 1.
The dogs belonged to Harrison's husband, who left her, Capt. Bill Mackey of the Moore County Sheriff's Office said, and the woman kept them tied up and refused to feed them.
(Southern Pines Pilot - Feb 7, 2013)
