Humane Society of Tampa Bay rescues cat tortured by two children
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The Humane Society of Tampa Bay is caring for a cat after two children injured the animal.
and last updated 2021-07-12 23:20:24-04
TAMPA, Fla. â The Humane Society of Tampa Bay is caring for a cat after two children injured the animal.
The indoor/outdoor cat lives in a Tampa neighborhood and neighbors take turns feeding it.
Susan Lewis said her 10-year-old son witnessed the two children intentionally hurting the cat. The Humane Society said two eight-year-olds repeatedly tossed the cat by her limbs in the air and slammed it on the ground.
The Hernando County Sheriffâs Office is continuing an investigation at Golden Kennel, 9203 Weatherly Road, after a complaint was made to the department by someone who had dealings with the kennel.
Golden Kennel owner Jian Karlos Ortiz Mendez bonded out of jail March 2, the same day several agencies raided the facility. His bond was set for $23,000 and Mendez was charged with 11 counts of aggravated animal cruelty and one misdemeanor count of animal neglect.
Sgt. Matt Lillibridge said the owner and his girlfriend were the sole individuals on site at the time of the raid performed by officers of HCSO, Hernando, Pasco and Hillsborough County Animal Services, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the University of Florida.
BROOKSVILLE â A Brooksville kennel owner faces multiple charges of animal cruelty and neglect after law and animal enforcement officers from several agencies raided the kennel March 2 and found sick and dead puppies.
Jian Karlos Ortiz Mendez, 34, owner of Golden Kennel LLC, 9203 Weatherly Road, was charged with 11 counts of aggravated animal cruelty and one misdemeanor count of animal neglect. He was being held on $23,000 bond. The misdemeanor count stemmed from a lack of water to kenneled dogs.
Jian Karlos Ortiz Mendez
The Hernando County Sheriffâs Office said animal enforcement officer Mandy Rowe obtained a warrant as part of an ongoing investigation into sick puppies being housed at and sold from the kennel. Rowe learned that several puppies had been sold from the kennel and within days of being sold, some of the puppies died of canine parvovirus.