Smyrna Man Indicted on Charges He Set Pit Bull on Fire

MARIETTA, GA -- A Smyrna man has been indicited on two counts of animal cruelty for allegedly setting a doghouse on fire, which resulted in several burns to a pit bull inside the structure.

Calib Dansel Lanier is also facing a charge of criminal damage to property.

Lanier was arrested Monday in Twin City in southeast Georgia, according to the AJC, where he already being held on other charges. He was returned to Cobb County on Tuesday.

On May 11, 2015, Lanier is accused of locking a one-and-a-half-year-old female bit bulldog named Royal inside of her doghouse, and then using a fire accelerant to set the doghouse on fire. Royal escaped, but suffered severe burns over 60 percent of her body.

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The dog did not belong to Lanier. She was taken to Cobb Emergency Veterinary Clinic, and has since been adopted by one of the clinic's doctors.

An online fundraising page set up for her recovery says Royal will still need several more months for her recovery.

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