Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields announced in a press release the arrest of two individuals following an investigation into animal cruelty in West End.
On Tuesday, June 7, the Moore County Sheriff’s Office received a report of multiple deceased dogs in the back of a box truck on Grant Street in the Seven Lakes area of West End. Animal Control Deputies, as well as Sheriff’s Office Investigators, responded to that location and located multiple deceased dogs in the back of a rented box truck.
The operators of the box truck were found to be Scott McCaffrey and Tambra Clift, both of Weslaco, Texas.
“The investigation discovered a total of 10 dogs had died because of the suspects’ negligence,” said Fields.
Subsequently, investigators arrested McCaffrey, 48, and Tambra Clift, 50, and charged them with 10 counts of felony cruelty to animals.
Two of the deceased dogs have been sent to N.C. State Lab for a necropsy to determine the cause of death.
Anyone with information regarding this or any other investigation is requested to contact the Moore County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line at 910-947-4444.
McCaffrey and Clift were both committed to the Moore County Detention Center under $30,000 secured bonds pending a first court appearance in Moore County district court on June 30 and are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
