A Palm Beach County woman accused of abandoning an emaciated dog is now charged with felony animal abuse.
Jessica Pyfrin, 29, left her dog to starve when she was evicted from her suburban Lake Worth home, according to a Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control report.
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputies evicting Pyfrin from the home found a gray and white pit bull inside the home left behind, the report states. Deputies contacted ACC, who impounded the dog.
The dog’s tag on its collar had Pyfrin’s phone number on it said the dog’s name is Viviana.
A veterinarian evaluated the dog and reported she was underweight. She had no body fat and her bones were sticking out.
“She ate ravenously when offered food,” the veterinarian wrote in the report. The veterinarian determined starvation occurred over weeks in Viviana.
Records show ACC investigated Pyfrin for possible animal abuse in the past. ACC received an anonymous complaint about Pyfrin having an emaciated dog with skin lesions in 2016.
Pyfrin is charged with animal abuse and unlawful abandonment of an animal.