LYNCHBURG, Tenn. — On Friday, Metro Moore County Sheriff’s Department officials booked council member Peggy Blackburn, age 63, of Dog Tail Road, as well as a family member, on a criminal summons for animal cruelty charges
According to an incident report acquired by The Times as public information, the Moore County Sheriff’s Department investigated the animal cruelty case involving cattle that was originally reported on December 16, 2025.
According to the report, an anonymous complaint was received regarding dead cattle located on Dog Tail Road and Womack Ridge Road in Shelbyville. The cattle were reported to be under the care of Peggy Blackburn. Investigator Michael Thomas responded to the area and observed cattle in a pen on Dog Tail Road that appeared injured. The report also states that two dead cattle were observed on Womack Ridge Road in an advanced state of decomposition, with bones exposed…