A former Kent resident has been charged with first-degree animal cruelty, following the discovery of three emaciated, thirsty dogs in a Kent home she reportedly abandoned.<\/p>\n
Kydey Hok is scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 21.<\/p>\n
The King County Prosecutor’s office claims that Hok, between Aug. 11 through Sept. 11, left three dogs without food or water in at a home she apparently abandoned on the 1700 block of 212th Street. Hok now lives in Seattle, according to records filed in King County Superior Court.<\/p>\n
The dogs were two pitbulls and a daschund – all of whom were found to be severely undernourished. The dachshund weighed 3.12 pounds and had to be given fluids when it was evaluated in early September by a veterinarian, after animal-control officers executed a search warrant and removed the dogs from the home.<\/p>\n
According to David Morris, a sergeant with Regional Animal Services of King County, who filed the report, the conditions in the home were extremely bad when officers responded. They were alerted to the issue after a property inspector was sent by a mortgage company to the home, to determine if it was still occupied.<\/p>\n
“The garage floor was covered in dog feces and the strong odor of garbage, feces and filth made the police officers gag, a statement from Morris’ report reads. The statement is part of the paperwork filed in court by the prosecutor’s office.<\/p>\n
“There was no water in the toilets or bath tubs,” the statement went on to read. “There was no food present anywhere in the house.”<\/p>\n
Morris concluded in his report, “Hok was criminally negligent when she did not provide adequate food or water for her three dogs and as a result, the dogs suffered substantial and unjustifiable pain caused by severe starvation and dehydration.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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