Dog trainer has committed suicide after being charged with animal cruelty

A Tennessee dog trainer committed suicide Friday after his arrest by authorities Monday for allegedly mistreating animals entrusted to him.

Stephen Kinder, 42, ran a company he owned in Cleveland called "Kinder Dog Training". ("Training for Kinder's dogs"). There, customers left their animals for weeks to receive training.

However, some of these owners have reported to the authorities that their dogs have been abused during their stay in the compound. They found them sick and severely malnourished.

According to local media WDEFsome owners claimed that their animals were covered with urine and faeces. In addition, they explained that they had sores all over their body.

The first client to complain was Abigail Eastburn, who told the police that after seven weeks of internment at the training center, employees fired his injured and skinny Great Dane, as shown by the images published by the channel WSBTV.

This is not the only complaint that has been presented to the authorities. Another client told the police that when he had found his pet, the dog was so thin that he could see his ribs. and the bones of his legs stand out through the skin.

After paying a deposit of $ 1,250, the accused was released the same day of his arrest.

On Tuesday, less than 24 hours after his arrest, Stephen Kinder appeared in some local media to defend his innocence. The coach had been charged with five counts of animal cruelty and was awaiting trial.

On Thursday, Dalton police obtained a search warrant for the defendant's home in this city of Georgia, a 40-minute drive from his company. According to the agents, they spoke to him around 12:10 pm in the afternoon. 20 minutes later, the businessman decided to end his life with a shot in the head, in Cleveland.

"I do not know what was going on in his head, I do not know if it was just this incident, if that was what was said or if it was the collective, you know, which made him think that it was not worth it, to commit suicide, "said Sgt. Evie West of the Cleveland Police Department.

The registration of the address

When the officers arrived in Cleveland, they found the car injured in the head. From there, he was transferred urgently to a nearby hospital, where he died shortly thereafter.

Friday saw the recording of Stephen Kinder's home in Dalton, Georgia. There they found 16 hungry and severely dehydrated dogs. Seven of them belonged to persons who had entrusted the training of their pets to the deceased.

Neighbors reported that the dogs had not gone out for a walk in the street and the authorities explained that it seemed like the animals were locked in cages for weeks.

When registering, The agents found various dead animals in the yard of the property. According to the WDEF, there were also two turtles, nine ducks, a snake and two goats.