Ohio woman accused of letting 3 dogs starve to death, 4 found malnourished
A woman is being held in jail after three dogs were found dead and four more severely malnourished in her home, reports say.
Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones tells WLWT Channel 5 that Melissa Damico moved out of the home and left the seven dogs behind in severe cold without food or heat.
The landlord, Tim Plageman, found the dogs after he stopped by the home to collect rent, according to WCPO Channel 9.
Plageman tells Channel 9 that Damico is an animal lover.
“She’s not a bad person,” Plageman tells WCPO. “I think due to some emotional problems that were going on in her family, I think she assigned someone to check on the dogs and they either didn’t or didn’t feed them or water them. I’m not sure.”
Damico is charged with three felonies of cruelty to animals and four misdemeanors.
The four surviving dogs are receiving care and are expected to recover, reports say. They then will be put up for adoption.
St. Clair Township is locate north of Cincinnati in southwest Ohio.
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