PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Pinellas County Animal Services has issued SPCA Tampa Bay a citation for animal cruelty based on alleged treatment of a pig for two weeks this past July.
According to the citation, obtained by News Channel 8, “Defendant (SPCA Tampa Bay) had custody of “Waddles,” a white and grey pig, and failed to ensure animal had access to necessary shelter which resulted in severe injury to skin.”
“For the 14 or so days that he was with us, our staff was checking on him every day,” said SPCA Tampa Bay president and CEO Martha Boden. “They were making sure that he was eating well. They were doing their best to make sure he wasn’t in pain because he had saw some limping and we provided him, I think, wonderful support.”…