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Nov 52 min read

ANTHONY SEGNINI charged in the brutal killing of his roommate's dog

- Massachusetts, USA -


The Dracut Police Department announced that 36-year-old ANTHONY SEGNINI has been charged with animal cruelty in connection with the death of his roommate’s dog.


Police said in a press release that SEGNINI was indicted by a Middlesex County Grand Jury in September 2024, and was arraigned on October 24, 2024, in Middlesex Superior Court where he pleaded not guilty to an animal cruelty charge.


On December 11, 2023, officers with the Dracut Police Department were dispatched to a home on Sunset Road for a report of possible animal cruelty.


Officers learned that SEGNINI’s roommate returned home from work to find her 8-year-old 8-pound Yorkshire Terrier named Seamus in his playpen unresponsive. Seamus was covered with a blanket, blood, and feces. The woman also found blood, urine, and feces on the carpet and walls of the living room. She took Seamus to Wignall Animal Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.


A necropsy was performed on Seamus and results showed Seamus died of severe blunt trauma from a blow to the head and also sustained bone fractures, a collapsed lung, and other injuries as a result of being struck intentionally and repeatedly.


From the investigation it emerged that SEGNINI was responsible for causing those injuries to Seamus.


According to prosecutors, SEGNINI told his roommate that when he woke up to go to work, Seamus was unresponsive and that he attempted CPR on him before covering him with a blanket and leaving.


At his arraignment, SEGNINI was ordered released on personal recognizance and ordered to have no direct or indirect contact with Seamus’ guardian and residence, no unsupervised contact with the animal residing at his residence and to possess no animals.


SEGNINI is scheduled back in court on November 21, 2024.


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Oct 312 min read

JULIA SZEBEHELY arrested - A total of sixty dead animals were removed from a Galveston County home

- Texas, USA -

 

The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 63-year-old JULIA SZEBEHELY (pictured).

 

On September 7, 2024, the sheriff’s office responded to her property in the 800 block of 29th Street in San Leon to assist the Galveston County Health District Animal Services with an animal cruelty investigation after numerous dead cats were found of the property.

 

Deputies found the property in deplorable condition and at the rear, they discovered an emaciated horse. SZEBEHELY was on site when officials were there.

 

The Houston SPCA also responded to the scene to assist with the overall investigation and removed the emaciated horse, four live cats, and sixteen cat carcasses.

 

Ten days later, the Sheriff's Office Animal Cruelty Investigator conducted a follow-up investigation resulting in the execution of a search warrant. The search led to the discovery of forty-two animal carcasses bringing the total of dead animals removed from the property to sixty.

 

The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that the majority of the deceased animals “were located inside locked kennels, crates, and traps.”

 

After presenting the case to the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office, ten counts of cruelty to non-livestock animals and one count of cruelty to a livestock animal were accepted on SZEBEHELY. She was arrested and booked into the Galveston County Jail on a $16,500 bond. Online records show she was released after posting it.

  

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SZEBEHELY’s mugshot shared from the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office




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Oct 302 min read

LAURA LYNN REED arrested after fifteen cats were found dead in her freezer

- Maryland, USA -

 

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office arrested 50-year-old LAURA LYNN REED (pictured).

 

An investigation into REED was launched on August 21, 2024, after deputies along with Animal Control received an anonymous tip regarding severe animal neglect at REED’s home on 27180 Morganza Turner Road in Mechanicsville.

 

At REED’s home, authorities found twenty-six (26) living animals, cats and dogs, amidst overwhelming filth.

According to the report, the floors were covered in urine and feces. Many of the animals were found in poor health showing signs of skin infections, untreated fur conditions, and malnutrition.

 

Sadly, officers also discovered fifteen (15) dead cats. Some of them were found rotting inside a freezer.

Animal Control Officer Welch reported that these cats had been wrapped in pillowcases and covered in feces, with some showing signs of trauma from possible attacks by other animals.

 

According to officials, there were no visible food or water bowls for the poor animals.

 

Officers determined that an urgent veterinary response was required due to the animals’ exposure to extreme neglect.

 

After examining all the animals, Dr. Tammy Colson-Dorsch, a volunteer veterinarian for the St. Mary’s County Animal Shelter, determined that they all required immediate medical attention.

 

St. Mary’s County Emergency Services Hazmat deemed the residence unsafe due to high ammonia levels, accumulated from animal waste.

 

REED is facing fifteen counts of animal cruelty. She is scheduled to appear in St. Mary’s County District Court on December 3, 2024.

 

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REED’s mugshot provided to Voice For Us by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office




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