Man charged with animal cruelty after machete attack on dog Dog survived after getting treatment for wounds to back and face Published: A 62-year-old Mims woman was killed and a 54-year-old Edgewater man was injured in a crash in southeast Volusia County around 9 p.m. on Thursday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. (WKMG) A New Smyrna Beach-area man has been arrested on a felony charge of animal cruelty after he used a machete to slash a dog several times, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. The dog survived after receiving emergency medical care for wounds to his back and face, deputies said.