Pa. dog breeder cut puppy’s eye with hot kitchen knife: SPCA
Updated 11:06 PM;
A Lancaster County breeder and his wife held down an English Bulldog puppy to perform a medical procedure with a hot kitchen knife last year, according to the Pennsylvania SPCA.
Ray Hoover Martin, of New Holland, was charged with two counts of animal cruelty, including a felony count of intentionally or knowingly torturing an animal and one misdemeanor count of failing to provide veterinary care to an animal at imminent risk of serious bodily injury, the SPCA reported.
Martin, 48, came under investigation after a veterinarian contacted the Pennsylvania SPCA’s Humane Law Enforcement Team on July 3, 2020, after an English Bulldog puppy was brought in for care.
Ray Martin, 48, was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals and neglect of animals.
Martin heated up the kitchen knife and proceeded to burn and then cut out an English Bulldog puppyâs cherry eye, an inflamed or prolapsed gland of the third eyelid, without anesthesia or pain medication as his wife held the dog on the kitchen table, according to a news release from the SPCA.
Martin claimed the puppy did not feel pain during the procedure because it did not vocalize, according to an affidavit of probable cause. Martin initially stated the procedure was done due to the inconvenience of taking the dog to a veterinarian, though he later stated it was because he had previously lost a puppy under anesthesia.
Updated: 2:58 PM EDT May 12, 2021
NEW HOLLAND, Pa. A Lancaster County dog breeder is facing animal cruelty charges after he allegedly used a heated kitchen knife to burn off an inflamed portion of a dog s eyelid, the Pennsylvania SPCA announced Wednesday.
Ray Martin, of New Holland, is charged with a felony count of intentionally or knowingly torturing an animal and a misdemeanor count of failing to provide veterinary care to an animal at imminent risk of serious bodily injury, the PSPCA said.
The charges date back to an incident first reported on July 3, 2020, the PSPCA said.
On that date, the PSPCA s Humane Law Enforcement team received a complaint from a veterinarian about an English Bulldog puppy that had been purchased from a breeder and subsequently brought in for care for a concern regarding an eye problem, the PSPCA said.
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The donkey suffered from overgrown hooves. The sheep needed shearing. The animals lived in mud and dirt and did not have access to a grazing pasture.
Officers observed concerning conditions, including unsanitary housing, a lack of potable water and an absence of veterinary care.
The animals, which have yet to be surrendered by their owner to the Pennsylvania SPCA, will remain in the non-profit s care as the investigation of animal cruelty and neglect continues.
The animals currently reside at the organization s Danville and Philadelphia locations and are being examined and cared for by a local large animal veterinarian and the shelter s medical team.