Pellet gun dog shooter convicted in Brunswick
State v. David Scott, a case we prosecuted for the Brunswick Hills Police Department. David Scott shot and killed a dog named Patches with a pellet gun. Patches was trespassing…
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“Goddard’s Law” HB 274 Passes Ohio House
House Bill 274, which aims to make Ohio's most serious animal cruelty crimes a felony on a first offense, passed the Ohio House of Representatives on December 11, 2013. The…
Read FullLake County Animal Hoarding Case Resolved
These photographs are from a case we recently prosecuted for Lake Humane Society. Sixteen live cats and one dog were removed from this neglect situation, which included extremely deplorable conditions…
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State v. Mark Grizer, a case we prosecuted for the Humane Society of Greater Akron was resolved today. Grizer was convicted of two counts of companion animal cruelty for allowing…
Read FullWCPN 90.3 Hosts Discussion on Goddard’s Law
Today Mike McIntyre of WCPN 90.3's program The Sound of Ideas hosted a discussion on Goddard's Law, Ohio H.B. 274. Attorney J. Jeffrey Holland, who drafted the initial Bill, was…
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