- Massachusetts, USA -
~ Update: February 23, 2022
I have emailed the Spencer Police Department and requested additional information about the dog. Chief Darrin kindly responded to my email and let me know that the dog “appeared to be an Australian Shepard Mix.” I also learned that PILLING surrendered the furbaby to police and they have since “transferred the dog to a local shelter for veterinary treatment and adoption.”
~ Original story:
The Spencer Police Department announced the arrest of 56-years-old EDWARD W. PILLING (pictured below), on Tuesday, February 22.
Police said in a brief news release that PILLING, of 25 Kingsbury Road in Spencer, was arrested on a warrant.
PILLING’s arrest comes after reports of a loose calf led to an investigation.
On February 15, officials went to PILLING’s farm to investigate the complaints and discovered three dead cows and a dead calf.
The loose calf and an emaciated dog were removed from the property for rehabilitation.
From the investigation it emerged that the poor animals had suffered from lack of food, water and veterinary care, Spencer Police Chief David B. Darrin said.
PILLING was charged with six counts of animal cruelty.
Telegram & Gazette reports that PILLING appeared before Judge Maura McCarthy for his arraignment in Western Worcester District Court in East Brookfield.
Judge McCarthy released PILLING on personal recognizance.
PILLING is slated to appear back in court May 11, 2022.
According to Telegram & Gazette, PILLING “had owned the farm and continued to live there after a new owner bought the property some time ago. Police said the home has been condemned by the health board and is unfit for human habitation.”
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Oh, God. Charles Manson's twin brother? GET THIS MAN IN A STRAIGHT JACKET ASAP!!! Poor animals. Yes, as Judy says, bless their souls. This excuse for a human clearly has no soul.
Goodness! This man is only 56 but truly something is amiss in his life. It appears he doesn’t even care for himself. No one checked? Strange. Bless the precious souls discovered both dead & barely living.