Cocke County Woman Charged After 16 Dogs Found in 'Deplorable' Conditions, CCSO Says

Ex-tenant charged after 16 dogs found in filthy conditions at Cocke County home

COSBY, Tenn. (WATE) — More than a dozen dogs found living in squalid conditions were recovered from a Cocke County home last month. One person was charged with animal cruelty. Cocke County Animal Control responded to a home on English Mountain Road on May 14 and met with a property owner who had come up from Florida to check on her home. The property owner had been informed that the tenant who was renting the property had moved out of state. …

Cocke County woman charged after 16 dogs found in 'deplorable' conditions, CCSO says

The property owner said she lives in Florida but came to check on the property, finding that the tenant, Jodi Rank, had moved out of state.

16 dogs found abandoned in deplorable conditions

COCKE COUNTY — When a homeowner returned to town to check on her rental property, she discovered appalling conditions allegedly left behind by her tenant, who had moved out of state.

Starving dogs and cat found in maggot-infested home