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KELVIN LEON FOSTER arrested and charged with thirty counts of ill treatment of animals

Writer: voiceforusvoiceforus
Sep 26, 20222 min read

- South Carolina, USA -


The York County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that on the early morning of Sunday, September 25, 2022, more than eighty dogs were removed as part of an “operation to combat illegal breeding and fighting dogs in York County.”


The sheriff’s office said that the operation was coordinated by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED).


Deputies with the York County Sheriff’s Office assisted with executing a search warrant at adjoining properties off of the 1800 block of Wildcat Creek Road, in Rock Hill.


According to the release, thirty Beagles and fifty Pitbulls were found and seized by York County Animal Control “and a contract company that specializes in rescuing fighting dogs.”


The sheriff’s office said that during the search, three people were taken into custody on other charges in reference to stolen property and various narcotics charges.


York County Sheriff Kevin Tolson said: “Animal cruelty on any level is disturbing. We’re grateful to work with all levels of law enforcement to combat the evilness of animal fighting. I urge the courts to help render justice from this point moving forward.”


I contacted the York County Sheriff to find out whether there were deceased animals on the premises and the spokesperson for the sheriff's office said: “Not to my knowledge.”


I asked whether the identity of the arrestees could be released, and I was told that 60-years-old KELVIN LEON FOSTER (pictured), is the only individual charged by the York County Sheriff’s Office with ill treatment of animals.


The sheriff’s office kindly provided me with some of the pictures of the Beagles who were removed. The Pitbulls are considered evidence in an ongoing criminal investigation.


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WENDY BREWER, owner of Dogs Rock Rescue, and DEANALYN REIGN, facing animal cruelty charges

Writer: voiceforusvoiceforus
Sep 2, 20223 min read

- Georgia, USA -


After deputies with the Heard County Sheriff’s Office arrested WENDY BREWER, owner of Dogs Rock Rescue, in connection with what authorities are calling a “horrific case of animal abuse”, they have now also arrested Dogs Rock Rescue's associate 56-years-old DEANALYN REIGN (both females pictured).


BREWER was arrested after officials executed a search warrant on Thursday, August 25, 2022, and found evidence of animal cruelty and abuse at two locations on Fir Road in Franklin.


Nearly 200 dogs were removed from both properties and it took the collaboration of a dozen agencies, including animal control and animal rescue from Carroll, Cherokee, Coweta, Forsyth, Meriwether, and Troup counties. The Atlanta Humane Society was also on the scene to assist.


Many of the dogs were sick, hungry, and dehydrated. They were in cages walking around in their own filth. Sadly, many others were found dead.


FOX 5 Atlanta reports that “A van used to transport some of the dogs for a weekend adoption event was found on the property still packed days afterward. It had never been unloaded.”


According to authorities, some of the dogs are gaining weight and their health conditions are improving. Lt. Dan Boswell with the Heard County Sheriff's Office said that sadly, some of them will have to be euthanized.


About fifty of the dogs rescued from hell, were placed in the care of Friends of Heard County Animal Control DOGS which has a normal capacity for only fifteen dogs so you can only imagine all the help they need to face this hardship. Staff are also in desperate need of volunteers to interact with the dogs.


In a Facebook post the nonprofit wrote that “All dogs have been given DAP, Rabies, bordatella, and flea/tick prevention. **All have been dog tested and are wonderful with other dogs!”


If you wish and can afford to donate or are interested in volunteering to care for the dogs, please, visit the nonprofit’s Facebook page. Thank you!


In regard to REIGN, Lt. Dan Boswell told FOX 5 Atlanta that she has a criminal past for animal abuse in Alabama. For that case “She was given two years probation (…) and some classes that she had to take.”

But that’s not all. In fact, that same year in Connecticut, REIGN “was stopped on Interstate-95 by Connecticut state troopers. And they recovered 20 dogs--correction, 30 dogs--that were stacked in crates inside a van”, added Lt. Boswell.


As I was Googling REIGN, I came across two old articles about her.

One was published by WTVM on February 10, 2015, titled: “AL woman found guilty of animal cruelty.”

According to the article, on February 5, 2015, after a two-day trial, a Lee County Jury found REIGN guilty of five counts of cruelty to animals in the second degree. At the time, REIGN was the owner of Southern Dogs Rescue.

Reportedly, in December 2013, a Lee County resident reported to the Lee County Sheriff's Office and Lee County Animal Control that there were several dogs on some property located in the 400 block of Lee Road 4 in Auburn who appeared to have been abandoned and neglected.

Officials found 20 dogs in fence kennels who appeared to be malnourished and starving to death. There was no food in the kennels and the water was stagnant and green. The furbabies were also walking around in their own feces and mud.

Dr. Buddy Bruce's Veterinary Office examined the dogs who also had health issues such as intestinal worms.


As I always say, animal abusers are toxic and toxic people do not change, they only change their victims!

Furthermore, weak laws, merciful judges, and disgraceful prosecutors who accept plea deals continue to allow tragedies like these to happen and as always at the expense of INNOCENT ANIMALS!!!!


As for BREWER, she was initially charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty and abandonment. Authorities later added two counts of aggravated animal cruelty.


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JUAN VILLAREAL arrested after seventeen dogs were found abandoned in a home he was renting

Writer: voiceforusvoiceforus
Aug 19, 20222 min read

- Texas, USA -


On August 13, 2022, the McLennan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a property in the 100 block of Flying Heart Road, just outside of South Waco, after receiving a call requesting the property be checked.


Inside the residence, deputies discovered seventeen dogs who had been abandoned. There was no air conditioning for the furbabies and FOX 44 reports that deputies “noted the temperature was 101 degrees at the time.”


According to 6News, McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara described the home as being in one of the worse conditions he has seen in quite a while. He said the dogs “were trapped in the house with cattle paddles and wire on the windows.”


Animal control services were called in to assist with the removal of the furbabies.


Sheriff Parnell McNamara said the dogs showed clear signs of neglect, with one of the seventeen dogs found in the home suffering from Parvo.

According to KWTX, the dogs were taken to the Humane Society of Central Texas and are receiving treatment. The news agency also reports that Kandi Hillyer, Executive Director of the Humane Society, said: “Who knows how long they were locked up in that house. It was about 115 degrees they measured in that home they came from. A heart wrenching, absolutely filthy environment.”


Deputies learned from the owner of the property that 47-years-old JUAN VILLAREAL (pictured), had been renting the home since 2017.


As reported by KWTX, VILLAREAL turned himself in on the early morning of Thursday, August 18, 2022, after he found out that the FAST Unit was after him.


The affidavit accuses VILLAREAL of abandoning the dogs causing “unjustified or unwarranted pain or suffering.”

He was booked into the McLennan County Jail on five counts of cruelty to non-livestock animals, abandonment and bond was set at $10,000.


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VILLAREAL’s mugshot via McLennan County Sheriff’s Office







 
 
 

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