Julie Brungard-Giordano, 47, of the 200 block of North Island Avenue, Batavia, has been charged with four counts of aggravated cruelty to animals, a Class 4 felony, and four counts of cruelty to animals, a Class A misdemeanor.
Batavia police found Brungard-Giordano’s dogs inside a van on April 2 in a parking lot just north of the Batavia Police Department at 100 N. Island Ave.
The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office recently filed court documents requesting that the court enter a permanent order forfeiting the five dogs to an animal shelter. Brungard-Giordano remained in the Kane County jail Monday afternoon on a $30,000 bond. Her bond had been reduced from $35,000.
Six female dogs and two male dogs were inside the closed van. All of the dogs were Dogo Argentinos.
One female and one male dog had been found dead inside the van. Kane County Animal Control took the remaining six dogs to an animal hospital in Aurora for treatment. One of the female dogs died while en route to the animal hospital.
Batavia Police Detective Kevin Bretz had said the dogs that were found in the van appeared to have been suffering from extreme dehydration.
Brungard-Giordano’s mother, Sharon Brungard, who lives in the 200 block of North Island Avenue, was granted an emergency order of protection from her daughter. The order is in effect until April 30.
According to court documents, she believes her daughter has “many mental health issues,” and has called her once or twice a day since she was arrested. Court documents state that Sharon Brungard has had two previous orders of protection against Brungard-Giordano, and that she is afraid of what Brungard-Giordano might do after she is released from jail.
(KC Chronicle - April 20, 2015)
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