Their daughter told News 4 she called police two weeks ago about her parents after finding their family dog in the basement under four pounds of matted fur.
When vets at the SPCA checked her out they found she also had several fractured bones.
Now, with all that matted fur gone, she’s starting to act like a normal dog again.
Barb Frazier with the Erie County SPCA said, “She likes scratches on her neck her skin has healed enough from the mats that pulled so much on her and the shaving for us to pet her and for her to like it and ask for more.”
The Breirs did not speak out in court about what happened to Dori and did not answer to the charge against them.
They showed up to Erie County Court without a lawyer and will have to return in January.
Although Dori will continue to live at the SPCA, the judge ruled they can keep the several other animals that live in their home.
Prosecutor Michael Drmacich said, “The SPCA officers informed because the animals were living at the home were aggressive they didn’t want them at the SPCA. The other dogs were in acceptable condition other than they were aggressive.”
Dori is far from aggressive, but her caretakers say with every day she shows more of her personality.
Frazier said, “As you can see we’ve reached a milestone in Dori’s ability to trust to remember that good things can happen with people too.”
(WIVB - Dec 19, 2014)
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