CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – A Clarksville man has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty after allegedly throwing a dog’s body in a dumpster after it died of starvation.
According to an arrest warrant, 34-year-old Renaldo Marable entered a home on Maple St. Jan. 30 and carried a dead dog outside to a nearby dumpster.
Marable reportedly told a witness that the dog froze to death.
Officers arrived at the dumpster, located off Chestnut St., and removed the dog’s body.
Police said the dog was under Marable’s care at the time of death.
Animal Control Director Jeanette Farrell said the dog’s body has been transported to Kord Diagnostics in Nashville for a necropsy. The results show the dog died from starvation and ulcers that formed due to hunger.
Farrell said five other dogs that appeared malnourished were also removed from the property. Additional arrests may follow.
Marable was arrested and charged with aggravated animal cruelty. His bond was set at $5,000.