Owner charged in death of dog found sealed in crate
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Police in a suburban Philadelphia town have charged a man with animal cruelty in the death of a dog found sealed in a crate earlier this month.
Upper Dublin Township Police said 22-year-old Charles McCafferty IV, of Lansdale, owned the Staffordshire terrier that was dumped on March 9. He was charged Friday.
Police said the female dog, estimated at six months to a year old, had been dead a few days when it was found inside a metal cage that was wrapped in plastic and sealed with tape.
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Officials said the dog suffocated, and they allege that the animal was alive when the crate was wrapped in plastic.
A listed number for McCafferty couldn't be found Saturday. It's unclear whether he had an attorney who could respond to the charges.