The owner of a Franklin County dog kennel is now charged with torturing and killing a 2-year-old rottweiler, Goober, according to court documents.
It’s the same dog that one couple says died in the care of Anne-Marie Green and Green Meadow Kennels in December 2023.
Green is facing a total of 16 animal cruelty charges, six of which are felonies.
Court documents also say she tortured and disfigured a dog named Relish. His previous foster parents shared a video with WRAL News, showing a bruised leg, a missing tail and a picture of his closed eye.
Green is accused of felonies for the conditions of both Goober and Relish. Additionally, documents say Green “maliciously tortured” a bulldog mix Valentine and bulldog mix Jerari and bulldog mix Boomer, as well as, tortured and disfigured a bulldog mix Dobbins.
The court documents say Green is facing a misdemeanor for intentionally depriving several dogs of the “necessary sustenance.” The documents list the dogs by name, each of them a different count: Brindle bulldog mix Batgirl, Shepard mix Tilley, bulldog mix Stella, bulldog mix Franchesco/Chico, bulldog Bluee, Merle bulldog mix Lolli and bulldog mix Holden.
They say Green also tormented many of those animals, including German Shepard mix Sasha and German Shepard mix Rose/Rosie.According to the sheriff’s office, the severity of the conditions of the dogs is what warrants a felony compared to a misdemeanor.
Many dogs, like Relish, for example, came from the Atlanta area.
Volunteers tell WRAL News that several dogs in an Atlanta-area animal shelter were being put in the care of Arcadia Animal Rescue, based in South Carolina, to prevent euthanasia. Those dogs would then either be fostered out to homes or sent to Green’s facility, Green Meadow Kennels, until they could find a foster or permanent adoption home.
Balan said volunteers had visited Green’s facility on several occasions and never saw poor conditions that may be cause for concern. They eventually agreed to allow Green to start pulling dogs from an Atlanta shelter under the rescue.
Balan tells WRAL News that Green is believed to have pulled at least 25 dogs within the past six months.
The Lifeline Project, a nonprofit that manages the Atlanta-area animal shelters, said it is no longer working with Arcadia.
Green’s next court date is scheduled for Feb. 9.
