Owner of dog abandoned at Angels to be charged Friday

North Lima

Beaver Township police said they will file charges Friday against the owner of a Saint Bernard that was abandoned outside Angels for Animals’ shelter.

Police Chief Carl Frost said the county prosecutor’s office will file a second-degree misdemeanor charge of abandoning an animal.

The man’s identity will be released once he's charged, Frost said.

Kate McDermott, general manager of Angels for Animals, said the dog was illegally abandoned just before 10 p.m. Tuesday.

“They tied the dog to the Dumpster and drove away,” she said. “To tie up a dog and drive away and not know the fate of it is inexcusable.”

The next morning, the 150- to 200-pound animal knocked a shelter volunteer down and bit him.

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