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It is the Law
The following is a small sample of people convicted of cruelty to animals in Fulton County.
Junior Moreland - Fined $450 and sentenced to 180 days in jail for shooting a dog in the eye with a pellet gun.
Tonya Walker - Fined $1000 for failure to provide veterinary care for a dog that had severe mange.
Donnell Cockhern - Fined $1000 and sentenced a weekend in jail plus 6 months probation for starving his dog to death. Also gave up custody of his remaining dog.
Claudia and Angela Kendricks - Fined $600 for confining 61 cats to two small boxes.
Sheila Kelley - Fined $450 for keeping her dogs in inhumane conditions.
Larry Reed - Fined $1000 for failure to provide vet care for his dog.
LaDoris Brantly - Fined $750 for failure to provide vet care for her dog.
Leon Richie - Sentenced to 15 days in jail for failure to provide vet care for his dog.
Siameatris Crowley - Fined $300 and 40 hours community service or 180 days in jail for failure to provide vet care for his dog.
Junior Moreland - Fined $450 and sentenced to 180 days in jail for shooting a dog in the eye with a pellet gun.
Tonya Walker - Fined $1000 for failure to provide veterinary care for a dog that had severe mange.
Donnell Cockhern - Fined $1000 and sentenced a weekend in jail plus 6 months probation for starving his dog to death. Also gave up custody of his remaining dog.
Claudia and Angela Kendricks - Fined $600 for confining 61 cats to two small boxes.
Sheila Kelley - Fined $450 for keeping her dogs in inhumane conditions.
Larry Reed - Fined $1000 for failure to provide vet care for his dog.
LaDoris Brantly - Fined $750 for failure to provide vet care for her dog.
Leon Richie - Sentenced to 15 days in jail for failure to provide vet care for his dog.
Siameatris Crowley - Fined $300 and 40 hours community service or 180 days in jail for failure to provide vet care for his dog.
Cruelty to Animals
In Fulton County, it is considered cruelty to animals for any person to overload, poison, cruelly treat, maim, tease, bruise, deprive of necessary sustenance, deprive of necessary veterinary attention, improperly use, deprive of shade or shelter or in any manner torture, kill or abuse any animal. It is also considered cruelty to animals if a person abandons any animal on public or private property or keeps an animal under unsanitary conditions.
Punishments under Georgia Code for Cruelty to Animals:
Misdemeanor first offense - Fine up to $1000 and imprisonment up to one year.
Misdemeanor second offense - Fine up to $5000 and imprisonment up to one year.
Misdemeanor of a high or aggravated nature - Fine up to $10,000 and imprisonment three months to one year.
Felony aggravated cruelty - Fine up to $15,000 and imprisonment of one to five years.
In Fulton County, it is considered cruelty to animals for any person to overload, poison, cruelly treat, maim, tease, bruise, deprive of necessary sustenance, deprive of necessary veterinary attention, improperly use, deprive of shade or shelter or in any manner torture, kill or abuse any animal. It is also considered cruelty to animals if a person abandons any animal on public or private property or keeps an animal under unsanitary conditions.
Punishments under Georgia Code for Cruelty to Animals:
Misdemeanor first offense - Fine up to $1000 and imprisonment up to one year.
Misdemeanor second offense - Fine up to $5000 and imprisonment up to one year.
Misdemeanor of a high or aggravated nature - Fine up to $10,000 and imprisonment three months to one year.
Felony aggravated cruelty - Fine up to $15,000 and imprisonment of one to five years.