South Carolina: Greenville County Sheriff’s Office deputy accused of TWICE leaving severely injured dog, covered in maggots with a broken back, to suffer

SOUTH CAROLINA -- It’s an image David Seeger will never forget – finding a dog he says was suffering.

“That broke my heart Monday morning,” he said. “He couldn’t move because of his back being crushed. He had maggots on his rear end.” 

The animal rescue volunteer says thinking the dog was dumped there; he put him in his car.

“We went to two vets, had both check him out. He was humanely put down.”

Seeger says a Greenville County Sheriff’s Office deputy saw that same dog the night before. (AND DID NOTHING)

“A complainant called at about 9 o'clock Sunday night and I know the Sheriff’s Office responded and unfortunately didn’t refused to call animal control,” said Seeger.

 

Upstate Animal Rescue Foundation of South Carolina contacted Seeger to check on the dog Monday morning, after the group had also been contacted about it the night before.  “He was laid down. He couldn’t get up whatsoever,” said Seeger. Now the sheriff’s office is investigating a complaint about the incident.

“I wish he [deputy] would’ve called animal control to start with,” said Seeger. “I don’t think the [dog’s] outcome would’ve been different. It He wouldn’t have stayed out here through a thunderstorm and been soaking wet for another 12 hours on top of the time he’d already spent out here.”

That lazy officer probably never even got out of the car. He drove up, saw the dog lying there and cleared the call with Dispatch telling them the dog "was fine". When he got dispatched a second time, I'm sure he was irritated and probably never even went back out there - telling Dispatch, "I told you, there ain't nothin' wrong with that dog!"  -- They need to get the recorded audio of the communication between Dispatch and the officer to find out what REALLY happened.

He just hopes this dog’s story can help prevent another one like it.

The sheriff’s office tells us the complaint has been turned over to its office of professional standards for investigation.

UARSC has also been trying to find out who owned the dog, and caused it to end up its condition.

From a post on UARSC's Facebook page:

"Upstate Animal Rescue Foundation of SC received a call at 1000 PM last night of an injured dog, we called Greenville County Sheriffs Office to respond because of the hour and a bad location.

"Greenville County Sheriffs Office responded twice and said the dog was fine and told the original caller there was nothing to be done.

RIP poor Ben

"For at least 10 hours this dog laid in pain, covered in maggots and couldn't get up, and GREENVILLE County refused to call Animal Control, who has an AC Officer on call after hours.

"I asked a friend to go out first thing this am, the dog is enroute to ECAC with severe leg injuries.

"I'm calling GCSO in just a few to file a complaint. Follow up to come." - June 6

(News2 - June 8, 2016)