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Caretaker charged with
Pet Patrol
battering elderly man
As the result of an investigation into the possible long term abuse of
an elderly person, the person's caretaker, 62 year-old Amy Leora Adams of
Pro-Pet Dog Food Recall
Inverness, was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, July 2, charged
with domestic battery and aggravated abuse of an elderly or disabled adult (no
Pro-Pet LLC of St. Marys, Ohio
bond).
has announced a voluntary recall of a lim-
The report stated that the victim, who suffers from dementia and Parkin-
ited number of dry dog and cat foods for
Adams
son's disease, had "severe bruising...throughout his body," and appeared to be
possible Salmonella contamination.
aware of what was going on. The report also stated, that when Ms. Adams was in the room,
According to the FDA, a single
the elderly victim would not respond to questions, but when she left the room, the victim
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told deputies that he was being abused on a daily basis.
uring a two-day period and on the same
When one of the deputies first spoke with Ms. Adams, the report stated, she made
line of production may have the potential
several statements that concerned her. One statement was that she needed to punish the
to contain the bacteria. There have been
elderly man for being defiant, and the other statement was, "I feel like I could murder him."
Louey, the Cock-a-Poo, is only a 4 yo spe- no reports of illness related to this product
In an interview at her home, Ms. Adams told deputies that she was the primary
Citrus County Fire Rescue assisted the Florida ForestaService with e affected inrands include:
a wildfire b the swampy
cial needs dog who appears to go around to d te. The thre
caretaker for the victim, who from getting progressively worse due to the Parkinson's dis-
area of Cod Dr. in Floral City. On Friday, July 7, Hubbard startedoand omboestimated .at 3.5
the fire Life, J y C was , QC Plus
everywhere extremely well, even though
ease and dementia, that he had the ability to walk and talk, but in the previous week he'd
Do you know my owner?
acres. On Sat., July 8, the fire was raging and estimated at 100 acres. On Sunday afternoon,
he has advanced cataracts. He is so smart
refused to do either. She said that the victim was in the end stages of dementia and had been
July 9, FFS estimated that the fire had increased to approximately 850 acres and was 95%
he moves around the house, walks on a A young adult hound
given only months to live. Ms. Adams attributed the bruising on the victim's body to falling
contained, thanks to the rain!
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dog, a tri-colored male,
during the previous week. According to the arrest report, "She stated that he (the victim)
e is a beautiful black on white patched was found in Inverness
had gone as far as throwing himself on the floor to create the bruises." Adams told deputies
young neutered male, that is house trained, on E. Gospel Island
thatitheBowe Home Project receives Proclamation - The City of Crystal River presented a procla-
Br ng marks on the victim's lower legs came from his dogs scratching him.
sweet and loving, and is a great companion. Rd., Feb. 5, by Citrus
mation Upon further questioning, Ms. Adams explained the comments that had especially
in recognition of the Bring Bowe Home Project headed up by organizer Cynthia Holden.
The
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No children. A Humane Society of Central County Animal Control
concerned the deputies.have worked tirelessly gathering petitionnot do what she tells him
Numerous volunteers She said, as the victim sometimes does signatures, collecting dona-
093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446
FL Pet Rescue, Inc. will be having sev- j
totdo,sso shehaving decals him.wristbands displaying Bowe's information available towanted
ion , and has to make and An example Ms. Adams gave deputies was that she the public
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though she could kill the victim. She also denied having abused the victim.
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The elderly victim was transported to Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness. The
name, phone number for a return phone call. the shelter at 352-746-8400 to claim him.
report stated that he was soft spoken and did not show signs of dementia, but did show
signs of Parkinson's disease, that he appeared timid and somewhat afraid, and at one point
he whispered, "Please don't just treat me like another Parkinson's patient." He told depu-
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ties that Ms. Adams had hit him with various objects and had sometimes grabbed him by
his waist and thrown him onto the floor, and grabbed him by his arms or legs and dragged
him across the carpet. He said that one of Ms. Adams' favorite punishments was to drag
him by his legs or ankles and force him into the shower under cold running water. The vic-
tim also stated, that in order to get him to open his mouth to take medication, Ms. Adams
No bowling news - we had our annual shutdown last week at Parkview Lanes. - This is a
placed her hand over his nose.
picture of Pam Garbig's children (Rosie and Darian) and mother (Carol McHale) giving her a
The report stated that the elderly man had numerous bruises, in verying stages of
belated bowling birthday party Monday morning. Also attending, close friend Rose Damico.
healing, to his arms, legs, torso, cheeks and ears and multiple wounds to his front lower
legs and knees that appeared to be a burn or where his skin had rubbed off, which was
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consistent with being dragged across the carpeted floor. The victim could not explain what
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had caused the open wounds to the top of his head, right shoulder and neck, that appeared
to be more of a burn-type wound than a bruise, the report stated.
The victim told deputies that he could walk on his own, and he had not just fallen,
the report stated. He told deputies that Ms. Adams had been hitting him for a long time, and
he needed help to get away from her.
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