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LANEAU HAYES, Doctor of Medicine, arrested after many cats were rescued from deplorable living conditions at a Towns County home

Writer: voiceforusvoiceforus
Feb 232 min read

- Georgia, USA -


The Towns County Sheriff’s Office arrested 75-year-old LANEAU HAYES, MD (pictured).


HAYES is an Internal Medicine provider in Blairsville whom according to MediFind has been practicing medicine for over 46 years.


On January 6, 2025, the sheriff's office launched an animal cruelty investigation that involved a property on Old Chicken Farm Road in Young Harris.

Officials found many cats who were living in deplorable conditions.


It all started with a phone call from a concerned citizen to the Blairsville-based nonprofit Whiskers Project.


According to Whiskers Project, the caller had learned from a friend that a house in Young Harris had many cats, individually locked in cages without the ability to roam. The cats were living in their own feces and urine with matted fur.


HAYES is accused of intentionally failing to provide adequate sanitary conditions and ventilation for the cats. During the rescue of the poor souls, officials had to wear face masks due to the intensity of the fumes. It’s unknown how long the poor souls were held in captivity.


Whiskers Project removed all of the cats from the home with the assistance of Commissioner Steve Bradshaw. Commissioner Bradshaw requested the cats be surrendered to Mountain Shelter Humane Society.


Whiskers Project tells me none of the cats were euthanized and they are “doing well and on a low fat diet with [an] exercise program at the local Humane Society.”


Whiskers Project submitted to the Towns County Sheriff’s Office five counts of animal cruelty to five cats against HAYES. According to the nonprofit, the charges include physical pain and mental suffering. As rightfully stated by Whiskers Project, “The offender was in a position of control at the mercy of the animals” and his actions were “intentional and unjustified.”


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Disclaimer: This story is sourced from the press release by the Towns County Sheriff’s Office and information provided to Voice For Us by Whiskers Project. Please note that details may be removed or new information added should updates become available.

In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.


HAYES’ mugshot shared from the Towns County Sheriff's Office


Pictures related to the case were shared from an album provided to Voice For Us by Whiskers Project



 
 
 

Dr. DANIEL MOSES GARRISON arrested for murdering his daughter’s puppy in her presence

Writer: voiceforusvoiceforus
Jan 7, 20231 min read

- Oklahoma, USA -


The Comanche County Sheriff’s Department arrested 37-years-old DR. DANIEL MOSES GARRISON (pictured), for killing his daughter’s puppy.

Court records show that the incident took place on December 19, 2022.


KSWO reports that “two men working in west Lawton said they heard what sounded like a dog being struck by an object, and a young girl screaming and crying” and that it went on for about 10 to 20 minutes. The men told investigators that afterwards, “they saw a man, dressed in medical scrubs, holding a small dog by its neck before throwing it.”

The witnesses later found a deceased small black dog.


A video that recorded the incident, was handed to investigators and when they showed it to GARRISON, he said “it’s a person that looks like me.”

When investigators asked GARRISON about the girl crying, he replied that his daughter was not with him.


GARRISON is charged with one count of cruelty to animals and according to online records, he was released from the Comanche County Detention Center after posting a $2,500 bond.


Court records show that the murderer’s preliminary hearing conference is slated to take place on Monday, March 20, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. before Judge Galbraith.


I have emailed the Comanche County Sheriff’s Department and requested additional information about the VOICELESS VICTIM as well as this case.

Should I hear from the sheriff’s office, I will post an update.


Voice For Us Disclaimer: This story is sourced from official news outlets. Link included.

Details may be removed or additional information may be provided in future should such sources report an update.






 
 
 

DR. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT EWING, family practitioner, had dead animals on his property

Writer: voiceforusvoiceforus
Aug 17, 20222 min read

- Virginia, USA -


On Wednesday, August 10, 2022, Hanover County Animal Control executed a search warrant on a property in the 6600 block of Mattawan Trail in Mechanicsville.

The owner of the property is DR. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT EWING III, a family practitioner.


WTVR reports that officers and volunteers discovered more than twenty-three dead livestock and many dead chickens.

They also found and seized live animals who were on the property, including:


59 chickens

10 pigs

7 goats

4 sheep

2 cows

2 horses

1 mule pony


Online court records show that EWING has faced charges in Caroline, Hanover, and Henrico Counties related to inadequate care of animals, livestock running at large, and cruelty to animals.


In May 2022, EWING was ordered by a judge to never own livestock animals in the Commonwealth, but, as reported by WTVR, EWING appealed the case, allowing him to keep the animals until his pending court date set for September 8, 2022, at 1:30 p.m.


After the discovery of the deceased animals, EWING’s neighbors are now speaking out and said that they've been filing complaints about animal neglect at EWING’s property since 2019.

Residents further said that when driving by EWING’s property, “they saw sites like an overload of animal feces, no food, and broken gates allowing animals to roam the streets freely”, reports WTVR.

One of the neighbors, Ms. Alexis Tucker, told WTVR that she has called dozens of times to report what she saw. She said: “It was a massive decline of, oh wow, these animals are here, then oh my gosh, they are incredibly skinny and there’s no hay and water. A lot of times, the complete ground was covered in feces.”


Another neighbor, who wishes to not be identified, said that in March 2021, she wrote an email to a member of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors and told him she witnessed animals not being fed or watered for long periods of time.

The neighbor also said that she called Animal Control roughly 100 times.


According to Hanover Animal Control, in 2019 they have received 160 calls about EWING’s property.

Hanover Animal Control Chief Jeffrey Parker confirmed to WTVR: “We have a lot of history with the suspect. Lots of violations have been issued.”


After hearing this, naturally, the question asked to Chief Parker was why it took three years and dead animals to finally do something about it. Chief Parker explained to WTVR that at the time, a lot of the concerns voiced were minor and animal control tried to work with EWING to give proper care.

According to WTVR, "Hanover County spokeswoman Kerri O'Brien said they took every single complaint seriously and many of the calls from neighbors did not rise to the level of county action under the laws of Virginia".


Chief Parker also explained that with regard to agricultural animals, there are very few guidelines when it comes to malnourishment to prevent dehydration.

He added that it should take a while to bring charges forward in connection with this incident.


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Details may be removed or additional information may be provided in future should such sources report an update.




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