GREENVILLE, Ky. (WFIE) – One man in Muhlenberg County is facing animal torture charges.
Law enforcement officials say David Snider was arrested on Monday after responding to a call from a neighbor who saw a malnourished dog through a window.
That dog’s name is Clint Eastwood.
“He kind of had a rough go at it the last few months,” said Malachi Kramer, a volunteer at the Muhlenberg County Humane Society. “Maybe longer.”
Kramer says Clint Eastwood came into their care on Saturday.
“You can see every bone is his body,” he said. “You can probably count them if you wanted to. I just don’t understand how someone could let an animal get like this.”
Snider stood in court on Wednesday with Kramer and humane society board members in the courtroom watching.
A special guest all the way from Louisville made an appearance too, Ethan Almighty and his owner Jeff Callaway.
“He was abused, he was starved to death, he was mistreated,” said Callaway.
Ethan was dropped off in the parking lot of a humane society in Louisville over 3 years ago and left to die.
“They kept telling me ‘He’s not going to make it’” and I said, ‘That’s okay, he’s going to know that somebody loves him before he dies,’” said Callaway.
Ethan has felt that love since that day, and now his story is helping other animals like him.
He also helped enact House Bill 258, or Ethan’s Law, that was passed in Kentucky earlier this year.
Now anyone facing animal torture charges, like Snider, will face a Class D felony instead of a Class A misdemeanor.
“Officially went into law July 16 and since that’s happened, people have been sending me cases,” said Callaway.
Snider’s case happens to be one of them they made the trip to court for.
“We don’t show up to bring attention to Ethan. Ethan has enough attention,” said Callaway. “We show up to bring attention to these dogs and these cats that have been mistreated and abused and make sure their story is heard.”
For Clint Eastwood, Humane Society officials say his story to recovery is just beginning, and so is the fight to save even more like him.
“We just want to make sure that if people are charged with this felony and it’s the right charge, there’s no reason to plea that down anymore,” said Callaway. “The law is there for a reason. That animal needs their day in court.”
As far as Clint Eastwood goes, Kramer says he’s doing much better and is on a strict diet plan, so he isn’t available for adoption yet.
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