Maurice Owens, 46, from Lake Wales, Florida, received the maximum sentence on Tuesday, of 364 days in the Polk County Jail after a jury found him guilty of animal cruelty for severely starving and neglecting his dog. It had been on January 21, 2026 when deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a […] The post Once neglected starved dog gets justice after former owner sentenced to 364 days in jail appeared first on Pet Rescue Re…
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