PULLMAN – On Friday, expenses had been filed towards two Pullman residents for Animal Cruelty in the primary and second diploma stemming from an investigation by the Pullman Police Department.
On March 16, 2022, Officers responded to a name from the owner of the defendants, relating to quite a few animals in dangerous situation, and a few deceased animals, contained in the condo that was being rented by the defendants. The officer responded to the unit and allegedly noticed a useless canine on the ground.
Pullman Police then obtained and executed a search warrant on the condo. While executing the search warrant, officers reportedly discovered a deceased canine, three useless ferrets, three useless sugar glider possums, two useless rodents, a deceased boa snake, a useless bearded dragon and a deceased gecko.
In addition, officers seized 9 reside animals, rescuing two canine, two cats, two hedgehogs, one bearded dragon, one gecko and a tortoise.
All animals had been faraway from the premises that day. Officers of the Pullman Police Department performed a thorough investigation, with help from docs and workers from the Washington State University School of Veterinary Medicine, and the Whitman County Humane Society.
As a end result, Carson Hammer and Sydney Weston had been each charged with a number of counts of first diploma and second diploma animal cruelty in Whitman County Superior Court.
Hammer is going through 8 counts of first diploma animal cruelty and 4 counts of second diploma animal cruelty.
Weston is going through 8 counts of first diploma animal cruelty and 5 counts of second diploma animal cruelty.
First diploma animal cruelty is a Felony, whereas second diploma animal cruelty is a gross misdemeanor.
The case is being prosecuted by senior deputy prosecutor Tessa Scholl.