Apolonio Aniceto, 85, is charged with two counts of felony animal abuse.
Nevada authorities have accused an 85-year-old man of abandoning a dog at a dump and poisoning another one. The Nye County Sheriff's Office said a tip led them to Aniceto's home after they found a dog left to die at a local dump. They said Aniceto took the dog there and left her.
Investigators said during his arrest, they found a second dog that was "in bad shape and suffering some sort of unknown medical issue."mergency room and had to be euthanized due to anti-freeze poisoning. "Thanks to the public who provided invaluable tips that led to his capture," the sheriff's office said in a Facebook post.
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