The Brevard County Sheriff said he would like to put a man under the jail instead of inside it after deputies discovered two emaciated dogs lying paralyzed next to a bag of unopened dog food inside the man’s home.
Sheriff Wayne Ivey says investigators went to Joseph Farkas’ home at the beginning of September after a concerned citizen called because they were worried about his dogs, Katie and Darcy. Ivey said investigators had to carry the dogs out of the house for emergency intervention and medical treatment.
"Darcy was actually suffering paralysis due to Farkas’ intentional neglect and lack of compassion…Essentially, Darcy’s organs were shutting down. Her heart was unable to circulate blood and she was just days from death when another human showed up. This was all medically determined to be caused by severe starvation.
When the dogs were rescued, Katie only weighed 38 pounds and Darcy weighed only 31.6 pounds. Vets say Katie should have weighed about 50 pounds and Darcy should have weighed about 45. "What kind of sick, demented, cruel person does that to a helpless animal? Our vets believe the unopened bag of dog food being in immediate view of Katie and Darcy actually inflicted further suffering of mental anguish and torment in addition to the physical suffering they were already experiencing," Ivey stated.
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