Crime & Safety
8 Neglected Pit Bulls Rescued from South Suburban Home
No signs of dog fighting were apparent, according to the Sun-Times Media.
A Dolton woman faces a slew of animal neglect charges after police discovered eight starving and dehydrated pit bulls at her home, the Sun-Times Media reports.
Amanda Wise, 29, is charged with one count of animal cruelty, eight counts of owner's duties and one count of obstructing a police officer for originally providing officers a false name.
All the dogs were rescued by South Suburban Humane Society in Chicago Heights. There were no signs of dogfighting, according to Executive Director Emily Klehm.
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“All eight of them were super-friendly,” Klehm told the Sun-Times. “We don’t yet know what health issues we are dealing with, but we intend to save all eight.
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