© Provided by WVTM 13 Birmingham domestic violence case reveals dog abuse
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UPDATE: April 25:
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced an arrest had been made in this investigation.
The sheriff’s office said Derrias Waldrop, 31, was arrested at an apartment complex and charged with domestic violence and cruelty to a dog or cat.
“Heinous acts such as this, will not be ignored”, said Sheriff Mark Pettway. “We are proud of the partnership we have built with The Greater Birmingham Humane Society and we will continue to work together to stop the abuse and neglect of defenseless animals.”
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April 24:
A severe case of alleged animal abuse was uncovered in Jefferson County as authorities investigated a domestic abuse call. Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home near Center Point after a woman reported her son had assaulted his grandfather and threatened her. When deputies arrived, they found a small dog that was barely clinging to life.
The Greater Birmingham Humane Society stepped in to care for that dog. Director Allison Black Cornelius said, “This dog had suffered burns over a good portion of his body. It’s been beaten, it looks like and starved for quite a while…. A really horrific example of abuse.”
But Cornelius calls the tiny, full-grown dog a fighter. She’s at a veterinarian hospital now, being treated with hopes she’ll survive. But the treatment won’t be quick or cheap. Cornelius said, “It’s going to be extremely expensive. So, we’re going to be doing a Facebook fundraiser to try to get the money. Any time you’re treating burns or skin diseases, we’re getting into tens of thousands of dollars. So, it’s going to be a lot, and it’s 24/7 care for her.”
Cornelius says witnesses told deputies they had seen the suspect abuse the dog in the past. She says if that had been reported, perhaps authorities could’ve prevented any human from being hurt. Cornelius said, “Maybe if that report had been made by law enforcement or someone, even us could have been doing a welfare check, and we would have found out other risk factors were going on in that house, and we could have possibly prevented what happened Saturday night. But unfortunately, that did not happen.”
Folks at the humane society named the dog “Krisshy.” It’s a combination of the names of the first two women to become army rangers. They say they’re optimistic Krisshy will be just as strong as those ladies and pull through.
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