Woman charged with animal torture after ’emaciated’ dog found dead, LFACC says

A Lexington woman faces felony charges after authorities discovered one dead dog and another “severely emaciated” at her residence, according to Lexington-Fayette Animal Care and Control (LFACC).

Jacara Reed has been charged with one count of torture of a dog and one count of second-degree cruelty to animals, LFACC reported on a social media post on Thursday.

The charges came after a search warrant was executed at Reed’s home, where investigators found a deceased dog in an “emaciated body condition, lying in his own excrement, and without access to food or water,” the post reads…

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