Susan Collier, owner of the “Griffin Mud Dogs” was sentenced in Spalding County Magistrate Court yesterday to sixty days in the Spalding County Jail for 34 counts of dogs kept in unsanitary conditions.

Ms. Susan Collier, entered a plea of guilty to charges of 34 counts of dogs kept in unsanitary conditions, 15 counts of failure to provide fresh water, 34 counts of more the four animals on her premises. Ms. Collier was sentenced to sixty days in the Spalding County Jail and was fined in excess of $4,000 dollars. All but $353.00 of the fines will be suspended if the remaining animals are placed in the care of a certified rescue group by August 14, 2015 and the animals remaining at the residence are spayed or neutered by August 31, 2015.

“Spalding County takes Animal Care and Control very serious”, said Eric Mosley, Assistant County Manager. “The County has worked very hard to resolve this before it was escalated to this judgement in court”. Further help is still needed and if anyone is interested in providing a home for one of the many animals please contact the Spalding County Animal Control office at (770) 467-4772.