Gilmer Police Investigate Reported Animal Cruelty

UPSHUR COUNTY — A veterinarian in Gilmer said she started treatment Wednesday on a dog that was found after being thrown into a trash bin at RobRoy Industries. Gilmer Police were seeking information on the person or persons who committed the crime. The perpetrator could face charges of cruelty to an animal and abandonment of an animal, police said. Cherie Nazzal of Animal Medical and Surgical Hospital in Gilmer said the female mixed breed dog was placed in the dumpster around 6:00 Tuesday morning. Gilmer Police retrieved the dog and brought her to Nazzal’s office. Nazzal said the dog’s right rear hip is out of joint and that the dog is “extremely malnourished and full of parasites.”

Nazzal said she has opted not to take the dog to the Northeast Texas Humane Society for fear the dog would be euthanized because of her condition. The dog is about 9 to 12 months old.