Woman charged with multiple counts of animal abuse at grooming service to serve up to 5 years of probation after pleading ‘No Contest’ this week

Stevens also ordered not to have custody of animals and to take 8-week anger management course

A Sarasota pet groomer who was charged about 18 months ago with animal abuse at a South Tamiami Trail business pleaded “No Contest” this week to five misdemeanor counts, the Sarasota Police Department announced.

Diana Jeneane Stevens, 42, was arrested on March 8, 2024 and charged with five counts of aggravated animal abuse (a felony) and five counts of animal cruelty (a misdemeanor), as The Sarasota News Leader reported.

At the time she was taken into custody, Stevens was identified as a North Fort Myers resident. Her business was called Woof Gang Bakery and Dog Grooming; it stood at 1129 S. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota…

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