Charles Tyson, 46, and Gracy Morey, 41, both of 232 Fredna Ave., Montgomery, have been arrested on a felony charge of aggravated cruelty to an animal after allegedly abandoning their German Shepherd-type dog, Lizzy, when they moved out of their trailer part at 77 Orchard Avenue in Wolf Township sometime between late March and early April, according court records SPCA humane officer Shauntay Shadrach filed at the office of District Judge Kirsten Gardner. The humane society executed a search warrant at the trailer on or about April 9 and took custody of the dog, which immediately began receiving veterinary care.

A veterinarian treating Lizzy reported to Shadrach that the dog “was in good health other than food and water being withheld from her to the point that she was emaciated and dehydrated,” according to an affidavit. The veterinarian told the officer that “Lizzy would not have made it another 24-48 hours without food and water,” the court document stated.

In the document, Shadrach stated that Tyson’s and Morey’s former trailer was “disheveled with trash and household items scattered everywhere. Almost every window in the trailer was busted.” The investigator said that the property had been posted non-inhabital and that all utilities had been shut off since March 23.

When Lizzy was seized by the SPCA, she weighed 25 pounds, but her weight had increased to nearly 40 pounds by the end of April, Shadrach said. Tyson has since “signed ownership” of the dog to the humane society.

He and Morey have been arraigned before Gardner and released on $20,000 bail each. Their preliminary hearing is scheduled for next month.