FORT PIERCE, Fla. (WFLA) — Two canines had been discovered useless, hanging by their necks from a tree within the yard of a Fort Pierce dwelling over the weekend.
On Sunday night, the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Workplace responded to a civil matter at a house situated within the 2100 block of Dade Highway, which shortly become an animal cruelty case.
When deputies met with the resident, 42-year-old Salomon Cruz-Perez, they found two useless canines within the yard.
The female and male canine had been each discovered suspended by their necks within the tree, sure with coaxial cable, paracord, tie-down straps, and chains, in line with the authorities.
St. Lucie County Animal Management took the animals to Orlando for a necropsy, which can decide their trigger and mode of loss of life.
Cruz-Perez was taken to the county jail on prices of two counts of aggravated animal cruelty leading to loss of life. He’s being held on a $10,000 bond.
This stays an lively investigation.
