Sunday, August 5, 2012

Yadkin County couple charged with animal cruelty

Yadkin County couple charged with animal cruelty







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A Yadkin County man and woman were arrested on animal-cruelty charges after investigators found a malnourished horse on their property, according to a news release from the Yadkin County Sheriff's Office.

Diego Armando Arroyo-Solis, 21, of Yadkinville was charged with one count of felony cruelty to animals and one count of felony kill animal by starvation. Faith Smith Arroyo, 28, of Jonesville, was charged with one count of felony kill animals by starvation and one count of misdemeanor cruelty to animals.

Yadkin County detectives received an anonymous call about an animal complaint in Jonesville and they discovered a horse that was extremely malnourished and in bad health, the sheriff's office said in the news release. The horse belonged to Arroyo-Solis.

Per recommendation of the local veterinarian, the horse had to be euthanized.

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