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…[...]
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Lake 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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Barberton man convicted of starving dogs
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…[...]
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WCPN 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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