Our readers may recall a horrifying story from South Carolina in 2015 regarding an innocent dog whose mouth was forcibly held shut with electrical tape by an owner who grew tired of the dog’s barking.
According to The Associated Press, justice for “Caitlyn” has finally arrived in the form of a five-year prison sentence for 43-year-old William Dodson on a conviction for animal cruelty.
“I wish I could give you more,” stated Judge Markley Dennis to Dodson as he handed down the maximum sentence allowed by state law for the crime.
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Dodson had actually been hit just the day before with a sentence of 15 years in prison on a gun crime conviction stemming from a March 2015 traffic stop in which Dodson allegedly tossed a loaded gun and drugs out of his vehicle while fleeing police. He still faces state drug charges that could add more time to his sentence.
He had been out on bail awaiting trial on that charge when he abused the dog, a felony crime to which he pleaded guilty in August 2016.
As for Caitlyn, the chocolate pit bull mix-breed who had been so terribly abused, she was reported by Life With Dogs to be “thriving” in a new foster home after receiving treatment for her horrific injuries.
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“Caitlyn needed surgery on her badly lacerated cheek, numerous laser surgeries for facial scarring, hyperbaric oxygen treatments and surgery on a wounded salivary gland,” the article noted. “Cold laser therapy and the oxygen treatments greatly reduced the amount of tissue loss from her tongue damage.”
The update on Caitlyn further revealed that more than $150,000 had been donated via fundraising efforts, far more than what was needed to treat her injuries. The extra funds raised were left in the hands of the Charleston Animal Society, which had initially taken custody and begun treatment on the sweet pup.
Thankfully the dog survived the trauma inflicted upon it by a thug owner who will now have plenty of time to think about his atrocious behavior.
H/T MWN
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