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Inglis Man charged with animal cruelty

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A 20 year old man from Inglis was placed under arrest on a felony charge of

animal cruelty, after witnesses complained to the Inglis Police Depart-

ment about the incident, and an officer investigated the allegations made

against him.

According to the arrest report, the officer spoke with two wit-

nesses who live at the residence of the man placed under arrest, Michael

S. Castens, who lives at 235 Daisy St., Inglis. The witnesses told the of-

ficer, when he arrived at their residence around 11:15 p.m. on Monday,

Feb. 21, just after the alleged incident occurred, that Castens had been

Castens

in the bathroom for a long period of time, and they heard sounds coming

from the bathroom that sounnded like a person having sex. The witnesses

said they believed that Castens may have been pleasuring himself in the bathroom and

chose to leave him alone.

A short time later, the bathroom door opened and the dog walked out of the bath-

room, then the bathroom door closed. The witnesses noticed that the dog was panting, hav-

“My name is Buster, I’m only 1 yo, about 8#

ing difficulty breathing, wet and having difficulty walking. They said that the dog walked

Curly is an adorable 6 month old Brussels

Pomeranian, have gorgeous long hair, perky

and staggered into the living room, where he/she defecated on the floor and collapsed. They

Griffon. He gets along with other dogs and

little ears. I’m the ‘pretty boy’, pretty well

noticed that feces were coming from the dog’s swollen rectum.

cats. We also have his brother Harley avail-

housebroken, leash trained and I play fetch.

The witnesses stated that they’d banged on the bathroom door and asked Castens

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maybe play with another small, young dog.

tens pushed the door shut, they noticed that he was naked.

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A short time later, they said, Castens came out of the bathroom. The witnesses

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went into the bathroom and saw feces all over the floor, the shower, the sink, and on a

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rag. When the witnesses asked Castens if he’d had sex with the dog, he became angry and

number, and pet’s name, for a return call

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defensive, according to the report. Castens and the witnesses got into an argument, and

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Castens left the residence through the back door, on foot. The witnesses told the officer

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see me, and my other four legged friends

that Castens had been drinking prior to the incident. The next day, Castens returned to the

negative for heart worm, on heart worm

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residence, and the officer returned there to speak with him, shortly after 8:00 p.m. Castens

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agreed to speak with the officer and said that he d drank a lot of alcohol prior to the inci-

vaccines, wormed,ID chipped.

donation is $200.”

dent, that in his opinion, he’d drank more than he should have. He said that the dog was in

the bathroom with him, and he was naked because he was going to take a shower, but he

does not remember having sex with the dog. Castens was placed under arrest and into the

rear of the patrol car.

Meanwhile, the officer spoke with the witnesses, who said that the dog had been

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taken to a veterinarian for treatment. They said, that during the exam, the veterinarian found

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that the dog’s rectum was dilated, swollen and tender, and the dog had internal bleeding in

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the rectal area. They said that the veterinarian would provide them with paperwork explain-

ing the findings of the dog s exam. Castens was transported to the Levy County Jail and

booked-in on the charges. His bond was set at $100,000.

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