Two arrested after abandoning five dogs near I-78 in Berks Co.

BETHEL TWP., Pa. – Two people have been arrested and charged with animal cruelty after five dogs were abandoned in Bethel Township last week.

On Friday, March 13, police received a 911 call from 39‑year‑old Daniel Vasquez, who claimed he was a passerby who spotted abandoned dogs near the 70 block of Court Street, according to a press release from the Bethel Township Police Department.

When police arrived, they found four dogs running loose just a few hundred feet from Interstate 78. A fifth dog was tied to a No Parking sign. Police say all of the dogs appeared to be poorly cared for…

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