Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty In Case In Which Dogs Starved
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Danielle Downey
A woman has been charged with aggravated cruelty to animals after she allowed one of her dogs to starve to death.
On March 31, police assisted a McKamey Animal Center officer on an investigation. The report said McKamey received a tip that said two dogs had just passed away, but that their puppies were living inside a house at Hansley Drive with “feces everywhere and the puppies have parvo that is going untreated.”
Police then met with the dog’s owner Danielle Downey, 34. Police said there was another person present as well. Police said Ms. Downey did not want police go into the house because it “was a mess” but police told her the complaint necessitated that they go inside. Police said she told them there was another dead dog inside, and as soon as she opened the door they could smell it.