PINE MANOR, Fla. (CBS12) — A convicted felon has been accused of animal cruelty and abandonment after his two bulldogs were found in horrific conditions, resulting in the tragic death of one dog from heat stress, while the other was left to suffer in filth.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) said that on July 11, deputies responded to a report of two dogs being left outside in crates with no food or water at a home on 7th Avenue in Pine Manor.
According to LCSO, the owner, Jerry Speed III, had moved out two weeks prior and left behind his two bulldogs named Chloe and Princess…