FORT PIERCE, Fla. (WFLA) – Two dogs were found dead and hung around their necks from a tree in the backyard of Fort Pierce’s home over the weekend.
On Sunday evening, the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office responded to civic issues at its home in the 2100 block of Dade Road, and soon became an animal cruelty case.
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When deputies met resident Salomon Cruz Perez, 42, they discovered two dead dogs in their backyard.
Authorities found that both the male and female dogs were hanging on a wooden neck and tied up with coaxial cables, paracords, tie-down straps and chains.
St. Lucie County Animal Care took the animals to Orlando for autopsy.
Cruz Perez was taken to the county jail on two aggravated animal cruelty charges that led to death. He is held on a $10,000 bond.
This remains an active investigation.
