A Georgia deputy sheriff has been indicted by a grand jury on animal cruelty after he allegedly caused the deaths of three dogs in his care.
Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Eric Tolbert was charged with three counts of aggravated felony cruelty to animals and two counts of misdemeanor cruelty to animals.
His three American bulldogs, Lala, Luke and Storm, died in a shed on his property after he left them in 95-degree temperatures, the district attorney said, according to FOX 5 Atlanta.
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Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Eric Tolbert was charged with three counts of aggravated felony cruelty to animals and two counts of misdemeanor cruelty to animals.
(LinkedIn/Eric Tolbert)
And a police dog named Aegis who was placed in his care was found neglected and confined to a hot, dirty pen filled with moldy feces.
PETA, which had actively tried to bring Tolbert to court, applauded the charges against the deputy. The organization had made appeals and organized protests against Tolbert.
A Georgia deputy sheriff has been indicted by a grand jury on animal cruelty after he allegedly caused the deaths of three dogs in his care.
(Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office)
“Nothing can bring these dogs back or make up for their suffering, but these charges send the message that there are consequences for anyone who causes agonizing deaths of dogs, including law enforcement,” said PETA’s senior vice president, Daphna Nachminovitch, in a statement.
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Tolbert’s three American bulldogs died in a shed on his property after he left them in 95-degree temperatures, according to the district attorney.
(Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office)
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“PETA is calling for Rep. Eric Tolbert to be banned from keeping animals for life so that no other dog dies slowly and painfully in his suffocating shed like LaLa, Luke Cage and Storm did,” Nachminovitch continued.
