Woman pleads not guilty after leaving her dog to starve to death
We were talking earlier about if homeowners facing foreclosure were guilty of animal cruelty if they left their pets behind...
A woman living near Orlando this week entered a not guilty plea to animal cruelty charges for leaving her 2-year-old German shepherd, Ella, locked in a crate after she moved out of the house. Christine Dawn Abrams, 29, told investigators she knew the dog eventually would starve to death. Ella was found dead in her crate, two months after Abrams had gone, by neighbors who saw the dog when they peeked in the window.
Abrams faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
But she was NOT facing foreclosure. She moved after her water had been turned off.
Click here to see the original story posted in Animal Crazy, the pet blog at the Orlando Sentinel.
ANGIE BRENNAN, a Sun-Sentinel page designer,
lives with four dogs and one boyfriend. And has a lifetime of animal stories to share.
DIANE LADE, a reporter on the Sun-Sentinel's Help Team, has lived with cats, dogs, reptiles, fish, an iguana, and an armadillo.
CYNDI METZGER, editor of the Sun-Sentinel's Outlook section, is smitten with Bella, her poodle who regularly ignores requests to sit, stay and get off the ivory-colored sofa. 
JOHN TANASYCHUK, a Sun-Sentinel lifestyle writer, has lived with cats as long as he can remember. He and his partner currently share their home with three.
Comments
someone should let her starve to death
disgusting women
Posted by: leslie | May 3, 2008 4:24 PM
They should give this psycho TEN years! What a terrible crime...this sickens me....they should throw the BOOK at this scumbag!
Posted by: TJ | May 4, 2008 11:46 AM