Couple charged with child abuse, animal cruelty
A couple who own a pet store in Salisbury have been charged with child abuse and animal cruelty after authorities responding to complaints found unfit living conditions in their home and children who had never been to school, the Rowan County Sheriff's Office said in a press release.
A Jackson County couple pleaded guilty to two counts of animal cruelty after authorities took more than 200 animals from their home.