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Chattanooga Pet Shop in the News

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

CHATTANOOGA TIMES FREE PRESS / A Hamilton Place mall pet store will find out in a matter of days if the Tennessee Department of Agriculture will allow it to keep selling pets or if violations to the state code of animal care could lead to the suspension of the store’s license.

The Pet Company gained unwelcome attention June 15 when the city of Chattanooga raided the store, removed all its animals and slapped it with 90 violations of local city ordinances that deal with animal cruelty.

Read the full article, and previous articles on this case, here.

TN Police K9 Dies from Dehydration

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Two officers have resigned from the Decherd Police Department in southern TN after the death of their K9 police dog.  The dog died from dehydration after being left in the officers’ truck for 18 hours.  The case is under investigation.

Read the story at wsmv.com

Pit Bull Survives Crossbow Shot

Monday, July 27th, 2009

A Mount Pleasant man has been arrested for allegedly shooting a six-month-old pit bull with a crossbow. According to WSMV, the dog, Bo, required emergency surgery last week after the arrow punctured his lung.

The Columbia Daily Herald reported that police arrested William McQuilling, 28, whose girlfriend lives next door to Michael Fields, the dog’s owner.

McQuilling has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty.

Spring Hill Resident Charged with Cruelty to Animals

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

A Spring Hill resident faces animal cruelty charges in court next week after police found the man’s Rottweiler dead at the end of his chain, unable to reach food or water. A necropsy report confirmed that the dog died of malnutrition. (more…)