NOT CHARGED | ANIMAL CRUELTY NOT CHARGED – State v. Mr. H. (DMC No. 8827) (Maricopa Police Department DR 09-02546): Mr. H. lived with his girlfriend in a house when she was deployed to Iraq. He had several cats that were indoor/outdoor cats that would come and go through the window while he was living there. For approximately 3 weeks before he moved out of the home, he had not seen the cats. He would go back periodically to the vacant home to see if the cats had come to eat cat food and drink water, which was left by the kitchen counter. He eventually stopped returning to the house. Roughly 1 month later, as the mortgage company entered the house to do an inspection and put a new lock box on the door prior to foreclosure, the cats were found dead inside of the house. The Maricopa Police Department attempted to accuse Mr. H. of Animal Cruelty and Neglect, and we were able to convince the Pinal County Attorney’s Office to not file charges.
