Neglected dog rescued from Pratt County animal cruelty case

A dog considered missing in Pratt county, has been found and soon could be in a new home.

Sally's back and everyone is talking about it.

"She's starved for loving," says Jackie Hogan, board member for the Pratt Area Humane Society.

It is believed that Sally is one of six dogs that had been neglected by a Pratt couple for more than a year. 

A woman found Sally wandering in Sylvia, 30 miles north of Preston. She nursed the malnourished dog back to health but wondered who she belonged to.

"Through facebook and seeing pictures of her they wondered if this was one of the dogs from Preston," Hogan said. "They called us at the vet clinic I work at ask us if it was the dog and it ended up being the dog."

Jimmy and April Cleaver were arrested earlier this month and charged with  animal cruelty.

Reports show several dogs were chained to trees at their home with no food, water or shelter in sight.

Three of the dogs disappeared before our Eyewitness News report Jan. 31. Since that day, people in the community have been searching for the dogs.

"My hopes are that we can catch all three of them and get them to homes that will take care of them and love them," Hogan said.

Eyewitness News stopped by the Cleavers' home to request an interview but the couple was not home.  Instead we found a dog chained to a tree outside in the snow.

Pratt Area Humane Society members are relieved to have rescued one of the dogs but are worried about the others.

The Humane Society says since it rescued the dog, the couple cannot claim her any more

If you are interested in adopting Sally, click here.