Last Friday, DeSoto Police, together with Animal Control Officers, were summoned to the 200 block of W. Parkerville Road upon receiving reports of a man squatting on church property. The man identified as Timmy Anderson, a 26-year-old from Temple, was found to be illegally housing ten malnourished dogs, detailed in a social media post by the DeSoto Police Department. Suspected of animal cruelty, Anderson told officers that he was aware of their ailing health but believed the dogs "were fine" despite evidence to the contrary.
Authorities attending the distress call discovered the dogs in a calamitous state, rating a 2 out of 9 on the body weight scale. The arresting officers encountered, while investigating the incident, two egregious cases where dogs had their ears entirely cut off and were left with infected wounds. In line with the gravity of the situation, DeSoto Magistrate S. Kurth issued a seizure order, allowing for the rescue of the severely injured animals. As reported on patrol captain G. Kirkland's social media update, Anderson has been charged with a 3rd Degree Felony for multiple counts of animal cruelty and neglect.
According to the DeSoto Police Department's patrol division captain, G. Kirkland, Timmy Anderson has been booked on six counts of animal cruelty related to the dire condition of the six dogs. DeSoto Detectives are currently exerting efforts to secure additional warrants for the remaining four dogs.
