Dog Breeder Charged With Animal Cruelty Was Under Investigation In Other States

BOSTON — Last August, a Good Samaritan found a golden retriever in the Middlesex Fells reservation. She appeared to have been starved and was emaciated; her ribs and backbone clearly visible under her coat.

Police say she was abandoned by her owner just days after giving birth. “They use the dog to breed puppies and sell them for a profit and then just throw the dog away,” Lieutenant Paul Covino of the Medford Police said.

A veterinarian at the Animal Rescue League called the dog’s condition one of the worst cases of malnutrition he had ever seen, telling the I-Team, that in addition to the protruding bones, all of the muscles in her face had wasted away. “[It’s the] cliché of skin and bones,” explained Dr. Kyle Quigley, the Medical Director for the ARL’s Community and Shelter Medicine program.

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