GALLIPOLIS, Ohio (AP) — Three animal shelter employees in
southeast Ohio have pleaded not guilty to charges of inhumanely killing
dogs.
The Gallia County dog warden, his assistant and a former
warden are accused of killing dogs by injecting a drug directly into
their hearts without using a sedative, which veterinarians say causes
extreme pain before death.
The misdemeanor animal cruelty charges
were filed after necropsies done at Ohio State University’s veterinary
hospital showed that several of the dogs recovered from the county
animal shelter were inhumanely euthanized.
Dog warden Paul Simmer,
his assistant, Jason Harris, and former warden Jean Daniels pleaded not
guilty to the charges in Gallipolis Municipal Court on Tuesday. They
are due back in court next week.
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GALLIPOLIS, Ohio (AP) — Three animal shelter employees in
southeast Ohio have pleaded not guilty to charges of inhumanely killing
dogs.
The Gallia County dog warden, his assistant and a former
warden are accused of killing dogs by injecting a drug directly into
their hearts without using a sedative, which veterinarians say causes
extreme pain before death.
The misdemeanor animal cruelty charges
were filed after necropsies done at Ohio State University’s veterinary
hospital showed that several of the dogs recovered from the county
animal shelter were inhumanely euthanized.
Dog warden Paul Simmer,
his assistant, Jason Harris, and former warden Jean Daniels pleaded not
guilty to the charges in Gallipolis Municipal Court on Tuesday. They
are due back in court next week.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.