CINCINNATI (WKRC) – A North Avondale woman is accused of neglecting her pets to the point they nearly died.
Lavira Sweeten appeared in court Wednesday, charged with several counts of animal cruelty.
Sweeten is accused of torturing her two dogs by leaving them outside in cages, without food, water or protection from the weather. A neighbor called in a tip about the conditions.
The animals were allegedly forced to lay in their own feces and a couple of inches of urine.
Hamilton County dog wardens say the dogs had urine burns all over their bodies, and one of the dogs was emaciated.
“The smaller dog, which was only 8 months old appeared to be extremely emaciated. You could see its rib bones. The spine was prominent, hip bones were prominent. It was missing fur on its head. It was shivering. You could see they were both saturated with urine. The rain from the previous night was easy to get on them as well.”
The dog wardens also say Sweeten was belligerent.
A judge set bond at $24,000 and ordered her not to have any contact with animals until the dog warden gives her permission.
The dogs are now in the care of Cincinnati Animal Care.
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