![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/woman-accused-of-leaving-her-blind-old-dog-on-side-of-major-road-before-driving-off/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_gft.jpg&description=The elderly, visually impaired dog was found wandering along the side of the I-10 in Benson, Arizona, and was picked up by the local sheriff and his wife after the pup was dumped by his owner A woman has been arrested after her elderly blind dog was found walking along the side of a busy highway. 62-year-old Karen Black, of Phoenix, Arizona, was arrested on Wednesday, September 6, and charged with cruelty to animals. The charge came after the Cochise County Sheriff's Office found her elderly pup walking along an exit ramp in Benson, Arizona, around 45 miles southeast of Tucson. Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels and his wife spotted the tiny pooch wandering along the exit ramp connecting I-10 and Skyline Road at around 11.30am on August 26. In a statement about the incident on Facebook, the Cochise County Sheriff's Office said: "Sheriff Dannels and his wife, Nicki secured the shaken dog in their vehicle." The unnamed elderly pup with a vision impairment was picked up by a Cochise County Sheriff's Office Animal Control Officer who discovered the dog did have a microchip. The last registered owner was said to be in Maricopa County, and numerous calls and messages were left by Animal Control, with no response. Over a week later, a well-timed event in the state's capital allowed the Cochise County Sheriff's Office to make a visit to Black's last known address. The office said: "On September 6 at approximately 4.30pm, Sheriff Dannels and Community Outreach Supervisor, Sergeant Ray McNeely attended a community event in Phoenix. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US "Upon completion, they followed up on this investigation in an attempt to locate the dog owner. The owner was located at her home in central Phoenix." Black was at home when police called, and when questioned about the dog she initially denied ever being in Cochise County. However, she later caved and admitted to having abandoned her dog on the highway. She){kind=link}
The elderly, visually impaired dog was found wandering along the side of the I-10 in Benson, Arizona, and was picked up by the local sheriff and his wife after the pup was dumped by his owner
A woman has been arrested after her elderly blind dog was found walking along the side of a busy highway.
62-year-old Karen Black, of Phoenix, Arizona, was arrested on Wednesday, September 6, and charged with cruelty to animals. The charge came after the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office found her elderly pup walking along an exit ramp in Benson, Arizona, around 45 miles southeast of Tucson.
Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels and his wife spotted the tiny pooch wandering along the exit ramp connecting I-10 and Skyline Road at around 11.30am on August 26. In a statement about the incident on Facebook, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office said: “Sheriff Dannels and his wife, Nicki secured the shaken dog in their vehicle.”
The unnamed elderly pup with a vision impairment was picked up by a Cochise County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control Officer who discovered the dog did have a microchip. The last registered owner was said to be in Maricopa County, and numerous calls and messages were left by Animal Control, with no response.