A Reidsville man was charged Friday with torturing and beating a dog.
Joseph Wesley Sharpe, 47, of 581 Hwy. 150 in Reidsville, was arrested, and given a $2,000 bail. He faces felony cruelty to animal charges.
At 4:14 p.m. Friday, Deputy Jon Peters of the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call of animal abuse. He was met by a child’s screams.
An investigation is accused of choking his daughter’s dog and using a metal ball bat to strike the dog in the head.
The dog was treated and should live, a veterinarian said.
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