Florida nurse poisoned neighbors cats, pregnant canine for going into her backyard: Sheriff

A Florida nurse has been arrested for animal cruelty after she allegedly poisoned her neighbors’ two puppy cats and a Chihuahua pregnant with 8 domestic dogs, Polk County Sheriff’s Place of job (PCSO) mentioned.

Tamesha Knighten, 51, was once arrested Wednesday for the puppy deaths that happened on Aug. 16, 2023. Government have been alerted after the house owners’ two cats, Luna and Pancake, died inside hours of one another. Each cats have been choking, not able to respire, foaming from the mouth and appearing indicators of ache, the house owners mentioned.  

About 4 hours later, the house owners may just no longer to find their pregnant Chihuahua named Daisy and started in search of her. She was once discovered lifeless, together with the domestic dogs in her womb, the sheriff’s administrative center mentioned in a information unencumber. 

“Don’t, ever, poison blameless animals except, after all, you need to visit prison as smartly,” Sheriff Grady Judd mentioned all over a information convention Friday. 

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Knighten had again and again threatened to poison the pets in the event that they went into her backyard, the house owners advised investigators. The house owners mentioned they spotted her outdoor the day the animals died. 

Government discovered a white bowl with a white meaty substance combined with a dark-colored subject matter. Video confirmed Knighten conserving the bowl with a rubber glove, Judd mentioned, and she or he referred to the dark-colored subject matter as her “particular seasoning.” She allegedly advised investigators she put the bowl of meals outdoor to “feed animals within the space.”

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Chihuahua Daisy was once pregnant with 8 domestic dogs, the sheriff’s administrative center mentioned. (Polk County Sheriff’s Place of job)

Judd mentioned it took see you later to get an arrest within the case as a result of investigative samples needed to be despatched to labs at 3 universities, which came upon the animals have been poisoned with a chemical referred to as Phorate.

Knighten is a certified sensible nurse running for United Well being Care at Wellmed in Lakeland, PCSO mentioned. She was once charged with 3 counts of legal animal cruelty. 

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd holds {a photograph} of animal cruelty suspect Tamesha Knighten conserving Styrofoam bowl whilst dressed in a rubber glove. (Polk County Sheriff’s administrative center)

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“Those other people misplaced their loved pets in a maximum horrific means, and she or he misplaced her freedom by way of going to prison,” Judd mentioned within the unencumber. “It takes a cold-hearted particular person to poison and kill two cats and a pregnant canine – it’s arduous to consider how an individual within the clinical box may just do any such factor.”