Authorities have charged the owner of a young emaciated pitbull found Delaware County on Halloween.
Lamont Alexander, 28, of Morton, was charged with two counts of animal cruelty for wantonly failing to provide care (otherwise known as starving an animal) and animal abandonment.
He turned himself in, SPCA officials said, because people in Morton had identified him as the owner.
According to the defendant’s statement he said, “I thought the best thing to do would be to let him go, so I had someone drive me and let the dog go in Lower Chichester.”
For his inhumane action Alexander may face little more than a $100 fine. Each citation of animal cruelty carries a maximum of 90 days of jail time and a fine ranging from $50-$750.
Just a few weeks ago, the little survivor, now named Curious George, was roaming the streets of Lower Chichester weighing just 35 pounds (see picture above). SPCA officials declared his condition the worst case of animal abuse the county had seen.
George is now a healthy 60 pounds, SPCA officials say, and they are taking adoption applications for him.
Thanks to the overwhelming community support, the Curious George Fund has been established in his name to care for all of the other animals that arrive at the Delaware County SPCA in the same deplorable conditions as Curious George, the SPCA said.
Another fine graduate of the Mike Vick School of Animal Cruelty.— syddan26- Lamont, you big dummy.— Roger Podacter
Comment removed.- Typical— paul66
- He's more then a dummy, he's a coward and a POS.— Black Label Society
- Lamont?!? Pit bull!?! Say it ain't so, lest I be branded a POS for thinking the POS who did this should be neutered! Why? If you would treat a dumb animal like this, My God what would you do to a kid? I don't want to find out. Prophylactic gelding!— Bucks County Mike
- Lamont. Of course.— Norf77
- i HATE people who neglect/abuse animals. it also sucks that no one that saw this poor dog roaming around bothered to give him food or take him in. its heartbreaking.— DailyNewsSux
- @ DailyNewsSux - The dog was let loose by the owner on October 31st and brought to the Delco SPCA by a kindhearted person the very same day. My guess, based on the owner's statement in the article, is that this dog was neglected in a basement or backyard for weeks. Completely agree with you that it sucks, but it wasn't the case that the dog was wandering around and nobody bothered to take him in.— SJUSteve
- I say give him the same diet!!— chesterfield
- I say give him the same diet!!— chesterfield
- wHOA! Another mention about Eagles quarterback. $100 for every dumb comment like that one. And do as Hiding Behind my Keyboard, get a life. and Norf77 what does your comment mean? Ok if its what I think it is...everytime I watch Hoaders, of course.
— Showtime226 - Comment removed.
- This is one who was saved--how many aren't?— crystalrainbowspirit1
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