Andrea Rosebrock 
An Irish Wolfhound should weigh between 120-140 pounds. This poor starved dog weighed only 32 lbs and was so skeletal that his hipbones pushed through his skin causing open sores. He was also infested with ticks.
Maricopa County Sheriff’s officers found the dog scavenging for food at a home near Rittenhouse Road and 198th Street, Queen Creek, AZ. They say it is one of the worst cases of abuse they have ever encountered.
The dog’s owner, 33-year-old William White, was arrested and charged with animal cruelty. Officers were going to arrest White on a warrant for probation violation and assault when they found the extremely
emaciated dog belonging to him in a neighbor’s yard searching for food. He’s been booked into 4th Avenue Jail.
“My policy is to book directly into jail those arrested animal abuse, regardless of whoever the suspect might be,” said Sheriff Joe Arpaio in a press release. “I will continue to crackdown on people who abuse animal.”
The dog is at a veterinarian clinic in Phoenix for treatment and although they hope he will survive, he is in guarded condition.
For a dog to get to this condition he must have been starved for months! It’s amazing that he’s even alive. Doesn’t look like William White has missed to many meals. Maybe he should to see what it feels like to be starved.
Just imagine the pain and suffering that poor dog experienced, hour after hour, day after day as the hunger gnawed at him like a vicious living parasite!
This is just unbelievable. Jail is far tooo good for this person.
Miscreant. Troglodite. Reprobate. Snake (oh, wait, that’s a compliment…)
The observation that the owner appears not to have missed many meals is all too common in these cases. As a regular viewer of shows like “Animal Cops: Houston” and “Animal Precinct” on Animal Planet, I have noticed that so many owners who get into trouble for starving their animals look like they could lose a few pounds. As a fattie myself, I am not blaming their weight for their behavior. Rather, it illustrates that they are cruel enough to go to sleep every night on a full tummy while their dog or cat or horse is starving out in the yard. I’ve been through some tough economic times in my life, but I always made sure to properly care for my pets.
Virginia, I couldn’t agree more. Let’s offer him the same kindness he offered the dog.
AIR, I was wondering just how creative you were going to get. As good as they were, I still think they miss the mark. Actually I think primordial ooze ranks above a person who would do this!
Susan, people who can do this have no heart or conscience and the only thing they care about are themselves, so of course they can easily fill their bellies without concern that another is beyond painfully empty. Like you, no matter my personal situation, I took responsibility for my babies and they can’t take care of themselves so I make sure that I do, first and foremost!
People like this make me sick as well as a state that has so lax laws…. there is a special place for these kind of people and it’s not a nice place…. Why do this ?? Sick peopel … I’m ready to move along with my dogs and those that wish to join me as far away from people and only go to town when need be…..The state should be ashamed of this and thier laws ….