NBA star Ron Artest, cited for animal abuse..

[zonkers]

Animal services officers seized a Great Dane from the mansion of Sacramento Kings star Ron Artest, saying the dog was underfed.

Neighbors complained for weeks that the dog — named Socks — appeared to be starving inside a gated area on Artest's $1.85 million estate in rural Loomis, according to a county report.

On Jan. 30, animal services officers visited Artest's home and issued a "pre-seizure" notice, warning him that the female Great Dane would be taken into custody if the animal care didn't improve.

Placer County animal services officers returned to Artest's home on Feb 5 and removed Socks.

Artest has 10 days to request a hearing, county spokeswoman Anita Yoder said.

Artest's publicist, Heidi Buech, declined to comment when reached by The Associated Press on Feb 7.

http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/10701/CA/US/RSS/

[Bluebear]

1. Starving for WEEKS behind a gated area.

:mad:

[zonkers]

3. I hope he gets taunted about this at games. I know I'd taunt him.

[tularetom]

2. Not sure if it's true but I remember hearing this asswipe

had another dog killed by a mountain lion that got into his yard. Even if it isn't true, he deserves to do some serious time for abusing this animal.

[AlCzervik]

5. more from the sacbee

http://www.sacbee.com/351/story/120331.html

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[burrowowl]

4. How sick is someone to let a dog starve

hope he doesn't have any kids to starve.

[cboy4]

6. No worries, he only has

4 kids.

:eyes:

http://www.nba.com/kings/news/The_Artest_Known_as_R-166959-58.html

[zonkers]

7. self deleted.