Goal: Punish man who allegedly abused and endangered 100-plus dogs if he is found guilty. A Washington man has been charged with 75 counts of animal cruelty and counting. Elmer Givens, Jr. first caught the attention of authorities in 2019 after someone reported seeing six starved, shivering pit bulls on his property. When police later visited Givens’ residence, they documented apparent evidence of dogs being kept in deplorable conditions, many with visible dog-fighting scars. The alleged cruelty did not end here, however. While dogs were seized on this initial stop, authorities were called back to the premises a month later. During this investigation, they reported discovering up to 48 more dogs with signs of scarring and neglect so severe many of the animals could not even walk. Apparent evidence of a large-scale breeding and dog-fighting operation was also uncovered. Yet again, the dogs were seized while Givens remained largely unpunished.