A Franklin woman charged with seven counts of animal cruelty was arraigned Friday morning in Warren County.Taylor Loftin, 21, faces one felony charged and six misdemeanors.An investigation began in September at a home in Franklin that she was being evicted from after the homeowner called police.Inside the house, investigators said they found a “deceased dog laying on the kitchen floor,” a pit bull “so emaciated every bone in his ribcage was visible and another pit bull with “scratches or bite marks all over his head.” A fourth dog was found “howling from a crate … in its own feces,” according to a police report.Investigators said there was no food or water available to them either.In addition to the dogs, investigators said cats were located under a bed and a turtle was in a tank of what police described as “sewage water” because of the smell.Loftin is out of jail on her own recognizance. A not-guilty plea was entered on her behalf.
A Franklin woman charged with seven counts of animal cruelty was arraigned Friday morning in Warren County.
Taylor Loftin, 21, faces one felony charged and six misdemeanors.
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An investigation began in September at a home in Franklin that she was being evicted from after the homeowner called police.
Inside the house, investigators said they found a “deceased dog laying on the kitchen floor,” a pit bull “so emaciated every bone in his ribcage was visible and another pit bull with “scratches or bite marks all over his head.”
A fourth dog was found “howling from a crate … in its own feces,” according to a police report.
Investigators said there was no food or water available to them either.
In addition to the dogs, investigators said cats were located under a bed and a turtle was in a tank of what police described as “sewage water” because of the smell.
Loftin is out of jail on her own recognizance. A not-guilty plea was entered on her behalf.