A St. Lucie County man is accused in a horrifying case of animal cruelty.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25Sheriff Richard Del Toro said he hung two dogs by their necks from a tree.”That’s animal cruelty, that should never have been done,” neighbor Steve Cashwell said.Salomon Cruz-Perez, 42, is charged with two counts of aggravated animal cruelty resulting in death after two dogs were found hanging in the backyard of his home on Dade Road in Fort Pierce Sunday evening.”This isn’t just an accident. These dogs were intentionally, basically, you know, ropes, chains tied around their necks and elevated above the ground to make them stop breathing and then hung there for however long they were there for,” Del Toro said.Del Toro said deputies responded to Cruz Perez’s home regarding a disturbance over lawn equipment.When they knocked on the door, he said no one answered, so they went around the back after hearing noises.That’s when Del Toro said they came across Cruz-Perez and found the two dogs, a male and a female, hanging from a tree.”He acknowledged that he did own the dogs, and they must have got tied up themselves. I would say not believing this information and questioning him further, they learned that Mr. Cruz-Perez had tried to get the dogs euthanized a couple of weeks earlier,” Del Toro said.Del Toro said after St. Lucie County Animal Control told Cruz-Perez he would have to pay for a veterinarian to put the dogs down, he chose to hang them.A neighbor we spoke to says she previously called animal control after seeing Cruz-Perez’s treatment of the dogs.”I mean, I think it’s horrible. I tried to call and get the dogs help, and I just think it’s really horrible that the dogs had to endure such misery and pain. I mean, they were hung, and it’s just sick – it’s sickening,” neighbor Kori Freeman said.Cruz-Perez is currently being held in the St. Lucie County jail on a $60,000 bond. Top Headlines:’He was such a sweet boy’: Dozens release balloons in memory of sixth-grader killed in an e-bike crash Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
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Sheriff Richard Del Toro said he hung two dogs by their necks from a tree.
“That’s animal cruelty, that should never have been done,” neighbor Steve Cashwell said.
Salomon Cruz-Perez, 42, is charged with two counts of aggravated animal cruelty resulting in death after two dogs were found hanging in the backyard of his home on Dade Road in Fort Pierce Sunday evening.
“This isn’t just an accident. These dogs were intentionally, basically, you know, ropes, chains tied around their necks and elevated above the ground to make them stop breathing and then hung there for however long they were there for,” Del Toro said.
Del Toro said deputies responded to Cruz Perez’s home regarding a disturbance over lawn equipment.
When they knocked on the door, he said no one answered, so they went around the back after hearing noises.
That’s when Del Toro said they came across Cruz-Perez and found the two dogs, a male and a female, hanging from a tree.
“He acknowledged that he did own the dogs, and they must have got tied up themselves. I would say not believing this information and questioning him further, they learned that Mr. Cruz-Perez had tried to get the dogs euthanized a couple of weeks earlier,” Del Toro said.
Del Toro said after St. Lucie County Animal Control told Cruz-Perez he would have to pay for a veterinarian to put the dogs down, he chose to hang them.
A neighbor we spoke to says she previously called animal control after seeing Cruz-Perez’s treatment of the dogs.
“I mean, I think it’s horrible. I tried to call and get the dogs help, and I just think it’s really horrible that the dogs had to endure such misery and pain. I mean, they were hung, and it’s just sick – it’s sickening,” neighbor Kori Freeman said.
Cruz-Perez is currently being held in the St. Lucie County jail on a $60,000 bond.
Top Headlines:
‘He was such a sweet boy’: Dozens release balloons in memory of sixth-grader killed in an e-bike crash
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
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