Pleasant Grove Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty After Her Dog Starves to Death

A Dallas woman faces an animal-cruelty charge after authorities say she let a dog die of starvation.Reyna Irazema Piña, 37, surrendered to police on Wednesday, KDFW-TV (Channel 4) reported. She has been charged with cruelty to a non-livestock animal, which carries a penalty of up to two years in state jail and a $10,000 fine.Investigators seized two horses and a dog from Piña's home in the 3000 block of Pruitt Avenue, near Scyene Road in Pleasant Grove, on Nov. 30. A dead pit bull also was found on the property.The SPCA, which was awarded custody of the animals earlier this, found the horses and dead dog in an unfurnished garage. The live dog was chained to a tree in the yard. None of the animals had enough food and water, the group said.  Continue reading...