HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Henderson County Animal Control has changed how it investigates animal cruelty cases following an officer’s “mistake.”
A statement from animal control says that during an investigation in the Braxton Park neighborhood back in July, an officer removed a dead dog from a property without getting a search warrant. The Henderson County Attorney’s Office later determined that this initial seizure violated the property owner’s Fourth Amendment rights.
Officials with animal control say officers had responded to concerns at that property in previous years…