Crime & Safety
Shelter Employee Arrested for Animal Cruelty
Police say the man was seen on video allegedly beating a dog with a metal bowl.
Police say an employee with Lifeline Animal Project, which manages DeKalb County Animal Services, has been arrested for allegedly beating a dog.
Calvin Battle, 26, was taken into custody Aug.7 by DeKalb County Police Department’s Animal Cruelty Unit. Battle is charged with one count of misdemeanor cruelty to animals.
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According to a news release, "a Sergeant in the Animal Cruelty Unit observed Battle, on video, inside the DeKalb County Shelter on the morning of August 7, 2013, repeatedly beat a dog with a metal bowl. He also was also caught kicking a dog inside the kennel. A criminal investigation was launched immediately after the activity was observed."
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The animals in the alleged incidents were evaluated by a veterinarian.
The investigation is ongoing to see if Battle was involved in other incidents, the release states.
Lifeline Animal Project also manages Fulton County Animal Services.
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