Target: Lee County, Florida State Attorney Amira D. Fox
Goal: Give person who allegedly left dogs outside and kept prong collar on one of them a just legal sentence.
Two dogs were allegedly left outside for an unspecified amount of time, and one of them was said to be wearing a prong collar with spiked links. Carmen Melendez was arrested for the reported incident. She needs to spend an adequate amount of time behind bars if she is found guilty of such mistreatment to better ensure a similar incident will not happen again.
A veterinarian said they had a difficult time removing the collar, because it became implanted in the neck as a result of having been there for such a long period of time. The tightness of the collar reportedly caused multiple wounds, and the vet further indicated that the injuries occurred because of neglect. Both dogs were surrendered to authorities.