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- Florida, USA -

⚠️WARNING⚠️Some of the pictures included in the article may be upsetting to some of you⚠️

The Levy County Sheriff’s Office announced the conviction of 39-year-old PEDRO CARLOS PEREZ JR (pictured).

It all started back in March 2024, when Levy County Animal Services were contacted by a concerned citizen who reported that PEREZ was not caring for his dogs at his Morriston home.

According to the sheriff’s office, although Animal Services made multiple attempts and issued notices to PEREZ ordering him to comply with statutory requirements to care for the dogs, he “ignored all orders and the condition of the dogs deteriorated.”

On June 5, 2024, Ag Detective Gary Garboski responded to PEREZ’s home to assist Animal Services following a report of animal neglect.

Ten (10) dogs were removed from PEREZ’s home and criminal charges were finally filed against him.

All of the furvictims were taken to the Levy County Animal Services facility where they received the veterinary treatment they needed and deserved.

Ag Detective Garboski wrote in his report: “The def was given several warnings and ample time to correct the living conditions for these animals and refused causing their condition to deteriorate to unhealthy, malnourished condition over time.”

The report went on to say: “…the veterinarians' assessment accompanied by time lapse between warnings and living conditions not improving. With no compliance and overall inhumane treatment of these animals the def is charged with animal neglect. No reasonable and prudent person would consider this a sanitary healthy environment for any animal.”

On March 25, 2025, a Levy County Jury found PEREZ guilty on all ten (10) counts of animal neglect and upon issuance of the verdict PEREZ was immediately remanded into the custody of the Levy County Detention Facility.

Three days later, Levy County Judge Luis Enrique Bustamante sentenced PEREZ to ONLY 180 days in the Levy County Detention Facility followed by one year of probation and restitution of $32,000 to Levy County Animal Services.

All of the Voiceless Victims were ultimately re-homed.

A spokesperson for the Levy County Sheriff’s Office tells me that this was not a dogfighting case and no animals were found deceased. The sheriff’s office kindly provided Voice For Us with the pictures in the gallery.

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PEREZ’s mugshot shared from the Levy County Sheriff’s Office