Crime & Safety
Dead Dog Found In PA Woman's Freezer; Animal Cruelty Charges Filed
Pennsylvania State Police charged a 62-year-old woman with animal cruelty after a dead dog and a distressed horse were found at her home.
UPPER MOUNT BETHEL TOWNSHIP, PA —A woman faces animal cruelty charges after Pennsylvania State Police found a distressed horse, a dead dog in a freezer, and 26 other animals on her property.
Pennsylvania State Police Troop M – Belfast Station has charged Donna Giello-Turner, 62, with two animal cruelty felonies and four misdemeanor charges after investigating a report of a distressed horse. Bail was set at $25,000.
State Troopers responded Saturday to East Shore Drive, Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County for the report of a distressed horse in a field near the road.
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Police contacted the homeowner to have the horse provided care, but returned to the home on Monday with the horse continuing to suffer without any care being provided.
A search warrant found a deceased dog in a freezer.
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State Police also seized 22 dogs, a horse, two birds, and a cat from the property.
After consulting with a veterinarian, a decision was made to euthanize the horse, Pennsylvania State Police said.
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