LAKE COUNTY, Ind. — A Dyer, Indiana man is facing 63 criminal charges after investigators removed dozens of neglected dogs and cats and other illegal animals.
Conservation officers arrested 28-year-old Cody Rowe on Wednesday, according to a news release from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
An investigation found 23 dogs and five cats in poor conditions. The animals were removed by Lake County Animal Control, the Hobart Humane Society, and Humane Indiana.
Rowe is charged with:
- 31 counts of illegal possession and taking of whitetail deer,
- 23 counts of neglect of animals.
- Three counts of removing Eastern Box Turtles from the wild,
- One count of possession of an undersized snapping turtle,
- One count of failure to purchase a hunting license,
- One count of illegal possession of bobcat (tail),
- One count of hunting deer with the aid of bait,
- One count of false informing, and
- One count of hindering a Conservation Officer
The case remains open.
