- 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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