VINTON, Va. (WDBJ) – Dozens of people lined the sidewalks outside New York Pizza Friday, October 17, holding signs and chanting for justice for a dog that had to be put down due to severe neglect.
Some of the signs read ‘he deserved love’, ‘no excuse for animal abuse’, and ‘justice for Max’.
Max’s owner, Antonia Montouri, is the mother of the operator of New York Pizza. She was charged Thursday with misdemeanor animal cruelty.
Mary Barnett has worked with animals her whole life. She says it’s one of the worst cases she’s ever seen…