US EditionRescuer Relieved to Find Dog Alive After Oklahoma Man Transporting Him Was Charged with Animal Abuse
NO LOC, JUL 14 – James Lewis faces charges after neglecting three dogs chained outside for a week in extreme heat, causing one dog to suffer fatal organ failure, police said.
- Robert Peters, a man from Oklahoma, was formally accused on Friday of abusing animals after authorities discovered 16 dogs either deceased or critically injured inside a box truck in Missouri.
- Peters and his wife operated an animal transport business out of their home in Oklahoma, and the dire conditions involved mislabeling and no crate labeling during transport.
- Officers found dogs with body temperatures over 100 degrees, some bleeding and lethargic from heat, and four animals were dead while 12 were in poor condition inside the truck.
- Brooke Thompson, rescue president who arranged transport for a dog named Captain, confirmed his survival through pictures but said, “He’s not in the best of health that he was before.”
- Peters remains in Missouri custody, and authorities, including ACO and police, are continuing investigations amid strong community concern and rescue involvement.
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Rescuer relieved to find dog alive after Oklahoma man transporting him was charged with animal abuse | News Channel 3-12
By Jason Burger Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KOCO) — A Cleveland County man was charged with 16 counts of animal abuse after dogs were found dead and in critical condition in a box truck in Missouri on Friday. Robert Peters, 38, showed up to a cremation business in St. Louis, asking to have four dogs cremated, according to court documents. He helps operate an animal transportation service and was behind the wheel of a box …
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Rescuer relieved to find dog alive after Oklahoma man transporting him was charged with animal abuse
Robert Peters, an Oklahoma man, faces 16 counts of animal abuse after dogs were discovered dead and in poor condition in a box truck in Missouri.
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