Florida man arrested after dog, 2 cats found decomposing in home: SPPD

The Brief

  • St. Petersburg police say they found a dog and two cats decomposing inside Keith Robertson’s home, while another cat needed medical care.
  • Robertson reportedly admitted that three of his pets had been dead for about two weeks.
  • He faces four counts of felony cruelty to animals.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. A man faces a list of criminal charges after St. Petersburg police say they found three pets decomposing inside his home, along with a fourth animal in desperate need of medical attention.

The backstory:

According to an arrest affidavit filed by the St. Petersburg Police Department, officers responded on Saturday, July 5, to a home in the 100 block of 44th Ave. NE.

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