- Mississippi, USA -
On July 13, 2024, the Tate County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a home in the 2000 block of Prichard Road in Arkabutla as part of an ongoing animal cruelty investigation.
From the home, sheriff’s office officials removed a large iguana and thirty-three (33) dogs.
The dogs, most of them American and French Bulldogs were placed at the Senatobia-Tate County Animal Shelter and are being examined by veterinarians.
Tate County Sheriff Luke Shepherd told Action News 5, “Some of the dogs were severely malnourished and on the brink of death. It was a really sad situation.”
In connection with this case, deputies arrested TOMMY DEAN DOUGLAS (pictured), also known as Tommy Real Dogman Douglas on Facebook.
Sheriff Shepherd explained that DOUGLAS promised to train or breed the dogs and that he used social media to find customers. According to investigators, some of the dogs “belong to out-of-state owners.”
Detective Riley Cole said: “The suspect would come to their homes and bring their dogs back here, but those owners were not aware of the conditions they were in. They thought they were doing good for their animal in the dog community, and that was not the case.”
DOUGLAS was charged with aggravated animal cruelty, simple assault on a law enforcement officer, and disorderly conduct – disobeying a lawful order. He punched one of the deputies in the face during his arrest.
DOUGLAS is being held at the Tate County Jail on a $50,000 bond.
On Monday, the Senatobia-Tate County Animal Shelter issued an emergency alert on their Facebook page saying the shelter is currently unable to accept dogs due to the influx of animals. If you wish to help the shelter face this hardship, please click here. Thank you!
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Seriously, why would people let their FURBABIES be taken by a complete stranger to a place they never even checked out?!?! Humans never cease to amaze me by their effing ignorance. These babies deserved better. Now make this POS Tommy Douglas pay! Bless those babies. They were failed twice. Once by their family then by this jerk!