An investigation now has metropolitan police charging Brenda Bullock with three counts of animal cruelty.
The three pit bull puppies were just four months old when Animal Control officers found them with a severe skin disease, the Washington Human Society/ Washington Animal Rescue League (WHS/WARL) said in a statement Wednesday. Veterinarians said the puppies had the disease for months before Animal Control found them.
Humane Law Enforcement Officers took puppies Chase, Haagan Dazs and Klondike to Dogs and Cats Veterinary Referral & Emergency Hospital in Bowie, Md.
“By the age of four months, Chase and his two siblings had experienced more suffering than any living being should be subjected to in a lifetime,” WHS/WARL President and CEO Lisa LaFontaine said.
Chase had the most severe conditions, and could barely walk on his own. He was hospitalized for almost two weeks, WHS/WARL Senior Director of Communications Matt Williams said. Chase is still getting treatment at a medical foster home.
Klondike is now in foster care and Haagan Dazs is with an adoptive family.
Members of the community who are interested in offsetting the cost of care for Chase and other animals in need of emergency medical assistance, are encouraged to donate WHS/WARL’s Sophie’s Fund by visiting www.washhumane.org/savingchase.
(WUSA9 - May 11, 2016)
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