John Montegio, 38, of 352 Central Street surrendered himself to police late Tuesday afternoon, police said, after they received information from the animal shelter in Attleboro about possible breeding of pit bull puppies in Central Falls, where police say that it is unlawful to own pit bulls.
Police said that they found three pit bull puppies at Montegio’s address, said Detective Jeffrey K. Araujo in a statement.
Two of the dogs appeared to be adults, and it seemed as though a female recently bred a litter. A third dog, a puppy noticeably had its ears recently docked. They appeared to be infected with open sores and dried blood.
Citing the Central Falls Vicious Dog Act, officers seized the dogs based on the visible injuries to the puppy, and issued Montegio a summons to appear in municipal court.
(WPRO - March 27, 2013)
