A Cannon County woman was given a release citation recently for animal cruelty after Sheriff’s Deputies found several dogs at a residence that were malnourished. According to Cannon County Sheriff’s Department reports, Deputy Jordan McGee responded to a call on Ashford Hollow Road. The complaintant stated that a week ago the Sheriff’s Office was contacted about her neighbor who had multiple dogs that weren’t receiving the treatment they needed. This particular day however the complainant heard a dog yelping as it was having a hard time breathing and was malnourished. She stated that the animal ended up dying in the roadway and she moved it off the side of the road. The owner of the dog Cindy Travis told Deputy McGee at first the dog wasn’t hers, then later retracted and said that it was a stray she started to take care of. Deputy McGee reported that he saw four more dogs and all dogs ribs were showing and it looked like they had not eaten in days. Inside the residence were six more dogs and it had looked like they had been properly taken care of. Deputy McGee advised Travis to feed all the animals on a regular basis, get them wormed and bury the dead animal. Travis was issued a release citation for cruelty to animals and was advised that sheriff’s officials would be back periodically to check on these animals. Travis will answer to the charge on November 3rd in Cannon County General Sessions Court
