Animal cruelty reports are on the rise in Massachusetts, but authorities said it’s not clear if there is more abuse or if more people are speaking up.
Last month, 39-year-old Lester James was accused of killing two dogs and beating and starving several others in his South Boston apartment. Police said they found emaciated dogs in filthy cages with no water and a dead dog alongside a broken broomstick. James has pleaded not guilty to the abuse.
“Our hope is that individuals are held accountable especially when we see these more extreme cases of animal cruelty,” said Chris Schindler of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA)…