A Griffin man was arrested on animal cruelty charges twice in three days after a dog in his care was so badly injured that it had to be euthanized, authorities said.
Police were called to the home of 35-year-old Courtney Thomas after a neighbor discovered a pit bull mix with bad injuries to its face caged in the man’s backyard, Channel 2 Action News reported.
The dog was missing part of its mouth and cheeks and the wound was so infected that the pet had to be put down, authorities said.
Thomas was arrested Saturday and then rearrested Monday on felony animal cruelty charges. It wasn’t clear why he was arrested twice,
Griffin man arrested twice in 3 days on animal cruelty charges
A Griffin man was arrested on animal cruelty charges twice in three days after a dog in his care was so badly injured that it had to be euthanized, authorities said.
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