Woman charged with animal cruelty in dog abandonment case

By CNN

Published November 19, 2020 11:30 AM

WILKES-BARRE, PA (WNEP) — Police have charged a woman from Wilkes-Barre after a dog was abandoned earlier this week.

Paige Sokolas, 19, Wilkes-Barre, faces two counts of cruelty to animals after she admitted to police that she abandoned the dog named Chance, a 6-year-old boxer/pit mix, in West Wyoming on Tuesday due to his aggressive behavior.

The dog was taken to Blue Chip Animal Rescue in Luzerne County’s Back Mountain, where it is being evaluated for possible adoption in the future.

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