Couple accused of animal cruelty ordered to pay for dogs’ care
WOODSTOCK – A Spring Grove couple who had 17 Great Danes seized from the home they rented has until Nov. 5 to pay back thousands of dollars spent by McHenry County Animal Control to care for the dogs.
Patricia and Sal Messina have been charged with 17 misdemeanor counts of violating the Humane Care for Animals Act. The dogs were taken by county officials Sept. 27.
Several days before, Woodstock-based Great Dane Rescue Midwest took control of an additional nine female dogs.
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