MARSHALL COUNTY, Tenn. (WSMV) – A man is behind bars after being charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, according to Animal Rescue Assistance Team Tennessee (ARATT).
On October 10, ARATT said it received a call from dispatch about an emergency in Petersburg after someone saw a dog being dumped.
A deputy with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office responded immediately. When they rescued the dog, according to ARATT, he was bleeding and had a wire muzzle on. The deputy was able to slow down the bleeding by wrapping the dog’s neck…