‘I’m not sure how it is still alive’: Middletown woman who turned in dog charged with animal cruelty

A Middletown woman has been charged with first-degree misdemeanor cruelty to a companion animal after she turned her severely emaciated dog into an animal rescue.

Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones said Joseph’s Legacy, a local animal rescue, received a canine that was so severely emaciated they had to report the dog and its condition to the Butler County Dog Warden.

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Ashley Kubilus, 27, told the dog warden she had the dog for approximately two years and was unable to care for it appropriately.

“This is not rocket science, you get a pet, you feed and take care of the pet or you give it to someone who will,” Jones said. “This dog had been starved so badly I’m not sure how it is still alive right now. She claimed she ran out of room because of buying new furniture so she kept it in a cage in the basement. The treatment of this animal is disgusting.”

Joseph’s Legacy is caring for the dog and it will receive medical treatment.

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