A North Georgia couple is facing multiple charges as part of an investigation into the death of a dog.
Officials say 33-year-old Andrew James Groncki and 23-year-old Megan Gibson of Rossville, Georgia, are charged with animal cruelty, the improper disposal of a dead animal, and failure to maintain responsibility for the control of rabies. Groncki is also charged with obstructing an animal control officer.
According to Walker County authorities, the investigation began on March 16 when county animal control officers visited a home on Carline Road. They had been asked to perform a welfare check on the family’s dog after a Georgia Department of Family and Children’s Services case manager reported not hearing the animal bark during her visits…