WEST OLIVE, Mich. — After a successful search for the person who left a dog, now called "Gentle Ben," at the Harbor Humane Society, police are now investigating that person for animal cruelty charges.
On May 27, Gentle Ben was abandoned at the Harbor Humane Society after the shelter had closed for the night. The dog was tied to a pole outside the building and left without food or water, says a post from the shelter's Facebook page.
Later that day, the Harbor Humane Society began posting messages and images to its Facebook page, in an effort to track down the person who left the dog at the building. Thanks in part to responses from the public, the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says that the person was identified as a 35-year-old woman from Port Sheldon Township.
In the meantime, the Harbor Humane Society has been taking care of the dog, which was nicknamed "Gentle Ben." See the Facebook page of the Harbor Humane Society to follow the story of Gentle Ben.
The Harbor Humane Society says that it is always ready to help those who need to surrender their animal and to work towards the best outcome for the animals. Harbor Humane also promises to have staff at their facility from 7:30am to at least 7:30pm., saying that "even if our admitting desk is not open, we will always take in stray animals or animals in emergency situations if we have staff there."
