Man accused of abandoning mother dog, selling puppies prematurely in Wolcott appears in court

Five out of seven puppies have since been recovered and reunited with mother dog Maya.
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[@bigbadbubba099]

It's about time these backyard breeders are treated as if they committed a real crime. Because he DID!! Bravo to these police and the judge. Bravo and thank you. So glad Mom and babies are together.❤

[@e.garcia2353]

Backyard Breeding should be a Felony, this is sick

[@lintontoussaint4895]

White people need to go to any other country and say that dumb shit ..

[@vsoraya]

Congratulations to police and judge, it must stop disgusting people abusing animals without any concern to their well-being. Find a job instead, exploiting this poor dog.

[@missf4681]

May God bless and keep everyone who helped this mother and her puppies

[@sandyellison8650]

Regardless HE SOLD those 7 pups in a Walmart parking lot at four days old. You dumped the mother and SOLD her pups.

[@sharonmartin5051]

That guy and his lying family are total creeps. I hope he gets jail time for abuse .

[@justdenise8847]

Aww I hope she finds a better home filled with love like she deserves. The mother teaches her pups so selling prematurely is asking for a lot of problems behaviors if taken away from mommy too soon.

[@ElsjeMassyn]

Another tragic story of human cruelty to animals. I am so happy that people came together to help mother and babies be re-united I truly hope the other two that could not be found are okay and in good hands.

[@createone100]

They won’t be okay. They are very likely dead. Anyone who bought them at 8 days old is too stupid or callous to return them or give them constant formula feeding.

[@darciefoerster4877]

Whole family cant be trusted. Should be charged also

[@Ricenoodles80]

They all look crazy...

[@TianaThompson90s]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@jeffantypasandbalbeewarthu899]

What a true pos, thank God most of the pups were found

[@mrslee1071]

Two drug addicts say he is not guilty lol Guess he is not guilty.

[@vsoraya]

It isn't his fault to be a disgusting human being, I guess is that the point, it runs in their family.

[@msbee5183]

Why did he turn himself in if hes not guilty. Why didnt the famiky look for the babies and momma? If they did, not hsrd enough. And the people who bought those puppies, irresponsible

[@mjrussell414]

Well, thank goodness that state/county has good animal cruelty laws.

[@anglophils645]

Animal Abandonment is usually one year in jail, in most states. Where are the other two puppies? If he cannot produce them, it should be assumed that they died, and he should be charged with animal cruelty, for depriving them of their mother's care. Two counts of animal cruelty would be ten years in prison, in most states.

[@njkg1520]

Thank you for holding this man accountable and for bringing Justice to Mama Dog and her precious babies. May this case continue to reinforce that animal cruelty, negligence, and abuse will be prosecuted. Animals are not business transactions.

[@tinbarnranch]

Sick situation all around. Freakshow dumps the dog and sells 8 day old pups. Then 7, just as disgusting people bought the pups. How stupid does one actually have to be to buy a pup whose eyes aren't even open yet. Pretty reasonable to believe the 2 they didn't find are already in a trashcan somewhere.

[@user-ly3jr6bm6h]

Evil man.

[@blue-on-blue]

"He is innocent!" Says someone that looks very trustful 🙄

[@thulekovish8188]

"innocent" but why did he turn himself in to the police (at 0:48)?

[@cinziam457]

ADOPT don't shop!

[@thulekovish8188]

Beautiful pups and mother, hope their lives and the two missing pups' will be safe and well cared for.

[@kmarcus5]

Thank goodness someone is held accountable. So often nothing happens . Lovely family .

[@Species710]

who bought pups that young? the one's not found are already dead

[@ms55938]

Maybe not. It's possible a real dog lover bought one, or two knowing they were in danger with that man and has bottle fed them. I bottle fed an orphan pup, every four hours for the first few weeks, when she was only 3 days old. She's now 9 years old.

[@vulgaritar48]

@@ms55938 A real dog lover dedicated and knowledgeable enough to keep pups that young alive surely would have recognized the litter was way too young to be apart from a nursing mother and notified an animal rescue. It's more likely they were taken by impulse buyers who saw the tiny adorable puppies and had no idea of what to consider before making that purchase.

[@maargenbx1454]

Why am I not surprised that the dog is a pit mix?? People talk about these types of dogs as if they’re naturally evil and vicious, but in reality they are the dogs most likely to be bought and sold waaaay too young for quick cash, encouraged to be aggressive, left chained outdoors all day, neglected, abused, and abandoned. These things don’t happen nearly as often to other types of dogs. And no - the people who paid for the pups shouldn’t get them back. Sure you have a lowlife asshole who sells the week old puppies, but on the other side you have people who bought week old puppies - they don’t know that pups should be with their dam and litter for two months?? I love dogs, if someone offers to sell me a week old pup I’m calling the authorities. It’s in the litter that pups begin to learn bite inhibition and how to control excitement, they learn this from interaction with each other and correction from their dam. These puppies were sold to people who don’t know this or don’t care, won’t know to compensate for the puppies’ missing education, then if these pups are out of control when they’re older everyone will blame the breed (despite the overwhelming percentage of pit bull type dogs being sweet as pie). No one will understand that the dogs had a bad start as pups. These pups should end up with people who understand and care about the wellbeing and education of dogs. I love pit bulls, and the crap that happens to them angers me, as well as the fact that it’s the dogs that get blamed for negative outcomes, rather than the people who cause the outcomes.

[@milkchan202]

well, they were historically bred for bull baiting. the incessant backyard breeding with no care for incest / abuse etc. breeds those aggressive traits into them that are already latent considering their history. pitbulls arent inherently bad... but if you cant handle the intense training and fulltime care. dont get them. ive seen grandmas, tiny women and kids being dragged by these things. its scary. wannabe thugs let them run around unleashed. make sure u get a pure breed pit from a respectable researched breeder, be a strong man and dedicated trainer and it should be okay .. maybe. somehow chowchow's and cane corsis dont have this reputation.

[@jeanyoung8944]

Oh the family says he didn't do it...good enough for me. They look reputable. Glad the pups and mother are together. Some people do not deserve animals.

[@granniefromky]

He probably wasn’t able to sell all 7 puppies so he may have unalived the two that were unaccounted for, imo.

[@lee3171]

You shouldn't be able to breed animals without a license, and in order to get that license you have to take a class and an exam, and you have to have at least annual spot checks on your home where you are keeping the animals.

[@MaryHartman-ei9pv]

God bless these beautiful people that went out of their way to take care of this dog and her babies!!! 😢😢😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤❤ YOU guys have a wonderful Community God bless you all!!!!

[@marianne2843]

Thank you for respecting life. It is time we the people treat all creatures with respect and kindness.

[@Defied_-vw2jz]

Yes,

[@pencil6965]

Thank you to the police and animal control for taking this seriously. People who treat animals like trash are trash

[@armandomorgado1625]

Thanks guys for your great job❤,God is on your side 😊

[@fjb6631]

We need stricter laws 💯

[@Dale-yf9ek]

Uh huh. Well, if someone else dumped Maya, I saw no mention of the so called owner putting up signs nor filing a "my dog is missing" report. So, uh huh.

[@ereal4850]

Glad they put a stop to this nonsense!!! Heartbreaking 💔 PEOPLE BE KIND TO ANIMALS.

[@a.ashley5292]

His own family shouldn't have bred him or those other mistakes he's related to.

[@organized4]

So sorry people felt ok about keeping the other two.

[@michaeljohnson4947]

Sullivan should bring his family members. They're witnesses for the defense. They claim to know more about this, than the judge, and police. I think they should st least be questioned...right?

[@robertgarcia3872]

Trash

[@robinsonjiengimchoo]

What happened to the remaining two missing puppies? It would give me a sign of relief they reunite all seven puppies to their mother dog

[@leecarrizales4]

We need some serious laws on protecting animals. This guy should have been prosecuted and then placed on his record that he is animal abuser and he should never own another animal otherwise he'll be penalized for it. And I mean put in jail for it plus fined these people need to realize that what they're doing is getting rid of an actual being something that's got a heart and a brain and blood. How can you do that? I see those people as being the real animals in this situation!😮😮😮😡😡😡👿👿👿

[@user-wf2kd6nm1n]

Get you pets spayed!!Look at this winner!Make sure NO More animals!!!! Jail time! Wheres the other 2??

[@DJQueds]

Well Well Well

[@LyricMelodySong]

evil and demonic!

[@shaina2323]

Where are the other two puppies? I pray that those people just don't want to give em up and want to keep them and are taking really good care of them being selfish you know. And his whole family just seems trashy all of them

[@createone100]

Very sadly, I believe two of the puppies died.

[@barbaraibiel]

What a monster! But this also shows the cruelty of breeding animals to be our pets. This is like slavery. Even though the puppies were found and reunited with their mother, they will again be separated forever in 2 weeks when they are put up for adoption. We, humans, need to do better. Animals should have basic rights. Animals should not be treated as disposable resources or used to get emotional gratification.

[@robertkenny1201]

Hope his inmates are pet owners.

[@Defied_-vw2jz]

riight.

[@mcapril291]

He looks just like I thought he would🙄

[@jeremykuronya4391]

Get some more face tats

[@user-gc5ly3tz8l]

I think the face tattoos tell the story of what kind of person you’re dealing with… I wouldn’t doubt you’d find some dog fighting in his circle of friends if you dig a little bit.

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

Probably sold them for drug money lol.

[@sarabarela8705]

MATTHEW 13:41-42 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." PROVERBS 12:10 The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel." 😢🙏🙏🙏🙏✝️☝️✝️🙏🙏🙏🙏💔 GOD'S LOVE❤GRACE🕊AND MERCY🤲 BE UPON ALL THESE POOR INNOCENT" 😢🐾🙏💔 LIVING SOULS 😢 🙏 🐾 IN CHRIST JESUS MIGHTY NAME AMEN AND AMEN 🙏 ✝️ 🕊

[@Defied_-vw2jz]

yes,

[@user-kv2lr8ge8l]

He will never be seen again!