BUTLER, Ind. (WOWO) — A DeKalb County woman who operated an animal rescue is facing criminal charges after investigators say she strangled a dog taken from an Indianapolis shelter and collected donations intended for the animal’s care.
According to 21Alive, 30-year-old Kayla Dillenburg, who operated Welcome Home Canine Rescue out of her Butler home, has been charged with torture or mutilation of a vertebrate animal, a Level 6 felony, and fraud, a Class A misdemeanor.
Court documents allege Dillenburg removed 21 dogs from Indianapolis Animal Care Services over a 10-day period in April, targeting animals with large financial pledges from donors hoping to prevent them from being euthanized…