Animal control officers went to Michelle Szewczyk’s Sexton Street home in New Britain after receiving an anonymous complaint on Aug. 4 from someone who said dogs in the home were suffering from untreated flea infestations and there was no running water in the residence, police said.
When police got to the house, they found a 7-year-old German Shepard infested with fleas and suffering from a serious ear infection, police said.
Police issued an infraction for unlicensed, unvaccinated dog and said they gave Szewczyk the chance to bring her dog to a veterinarian, police said.
In the weeks that followed, animal control officers followed up with Szewczyk several times, but she still had not sought treatment and the dog continued to suffer, police said.
Police took Szewczyk’s German Shepard and took the animal to a local veterinarian to be treated and obtained an arrest warrant, charging Szewczyk, 40, with animal cruelty.
She turned herself in to police.
Police said the dog remains in the custody and care of the New Britain Police Department and the city of New Britain Health Department assisted with the investigation.
It’s not clear if she has an attorney.
(NBC Connecticut - Oct 8, 2014)
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