A Hobart woman is facing felony animal mistreatment charges after investigators say a forensic examination found her dog died of starvation.
Brown County prosecutors have charged 35-year-old Cassandra Marie Luedeman with felony mistreatment of animals resulting in death, along with misdemeanor counts of failing to provide proper food to a confined animal and bail jumping.
According to the criminal complaint, the investigation began June 11 after Luedeman contacted a state-certified humane officer and reported she believed a raccoon had gotten into her basement and killed her white Maltese. She told the officer she heard an unusual noise, saw what she believed was a gray tail leaving through a window and later found the dog dead…