Joliet Man Faces Cruelty To Animal Charges After Dog Dies: Prosecutors

JOLIET — The Will County State's Attorney's Office of Jim Glasgow has filed a total of six criminal charges against a 35-year-old man named Larry Parish Jr. following last week's death of a dog. The cruelty to animal charges indicate that on Jan. 3, Parish put a dark brown dog in a life-threatening situation by exposing it to extreme, cold conditions for a prolonged period of time, resulting in the dog's death.

The Joliet Police Department oversaw the investigation into the animal's death.

Another charge indicates that Parish exposed his dog to extreme cold conditions that resulted in hypothermia, hyperthermia, frostbrite "or similar conditions as diagnosed by a doctor of veterinary medicine."

The complaint also makes mention of another dog, a tan dog, that was placed in a life-threatening situation for a prolonged period of time in extreme cold conditions.

The other two charges accuse Parish of failing to provide adequate shelter and protection from the weather for the dark brown dog and the tan dog.

Parish is also accused of failing to provide veterinary care for the dark brown dog "when needed to prevent suffering for that animal," the complaint outlined.