PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — A Charlotte County man was arrested on Wednesday after being accused of animal cruelty.
According to a letter from Charlotte County Animal Control to the State Attorney’s Office, a dog was left outside all day at a home in Port Charlotte and died of heat stroke in May 2025.
The dog, an 11-year-old German Shepherd mix named Neffy, was tethered outside for a long period of time with no access to shelter or water. When animal control arrived, Neffy was dead from heat stroke…