ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on animal cruelty charges, after two dogs were found dead at his residence in Fort Pierce.
On Sunday evening, in collaboration with St. Lucie County Animal Safety, authorities responded to 2111 Dade Road and made contact with resident Salomon Cruz-Perez, 42.
In his backyard they discovered two adult dogs, a male and female, hanging from a tree, deceased.
A search warrant for the home led authorities to discover the dogs had been suspended from the tree by their necks, with “coaxial cable, paracord, tie-down straps, and chains.”
Cruz-Perez is facing two counts of aggravated animal cruelty resulting in death. He is currently in St. Lucie County Jail.
The two deceased dogs are being transported to Orlando for a necropsy, to determine the cause and manner of death.
During a Monday morning press conference, Sheriff Richard Del Toro said Cruz-Perez’s bond is set now at $60,000.
The case is still under investigation.
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