The MSPCA's law enforcement department received a call from a Boston apartment building, where a witness reported hearing loud bangs and a puppy shrieking from the man's apartment.
A Boston man is facing animal cruelty charges after allegedly beating his dog so badly that he broke the animal's hind leg, and local officials say this is the second case in recent weeks of alleged animal abuse.
Zodus Hollis, 42, was arraigned last Friday in Boston Municipal Court on two counts of animal cruelty, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced in a statement. He was released on his own recognizance with orders to stay at least 100 yards away from all domestic animals; stay away from, have no contact with, and not abuse any witnesses; and remain alcohol- and drug-free while the case is pending.
According to prosecutors, the law enforcement department of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals received a call on Jan. 7 from a Glenville Avenue apartment building where a witness reported hearing loud bangs and a puppy shrieking from Hollis's apartment. During a subsequent visit from Boston police, officers noticed the young pit bull with an injured hind leg, Assistant District Attorney Margaret Hegarty said in court Friday.
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