Animal Care of Davis County is providing an update regarding the October 2025 animal torture case involving Memphis Lor. On Monday, March 23, 2026, Lor entered a guilty plea to four (4) felony counts of Torture of a Companion Animal.
The charges stem from an egregious incident on U.S. Highway 89, where Lor intentionally threw six (6) three-week-old puppies from a moving vehicle, at highway speeds, between Fruit Heights and Layton. The mother of the puppies, named “Mama Otter” by the shelter, was later found abandoned near Bountiful Pond in a state of severe emaciation and neglect.
As part of a plea agreement with the Davis County Attorney’s Office, Lor pleaded guilty to four (4) third-degree felonies. The remaining three (3) felony counts and one (1) misdemeanor count were dismissed…