CHILLICOTHE, Mo. (KCTV) - A Missouri man has been called to court after several deceased puppies and one in critical condition were found abandoned around Chillicothe.

Livingston County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Monday, Sept. 22, indicate that Daniel L. McKee, 52, of Chillicothe, has been charged with animal abandonment.

A probable cause statement filed by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office revealed that on July 11, law enforcement officials were called to an area of Livingston County Road 256 with reports of an abandoned puppy.

When first responders arrived, they said they found McKee, who claimed the canine - a German Shepherd-Pitbull mix puppy - had Parvovirus and was going to die, so he decided to abandon the dog in the county.

During the conversation, invest

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