MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A woman has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty for allegedly not feeding her two dogs for several months

An officer from Memphis Animal Services said that at three in the afternoon on July 30, a man surrendered two dogs who were classified as a Level 1 emergency.

Documents say the dogs have zero muscle mass and were suffering from extreme starvation. They both had a hard time walking, and one of them was defecating on themselves.

Benjamin Young claimed that he tried to feed the dogs, but they refused to eat. He was detained for investigation.

Contract agreements were shown to the man and his wife, Courtney Young, showing that both adopted the two dogs in 2021 and 2022.

Courtney told the officer that after adopting the pets, they were kept in kennels i

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