Fayette County, Georgia – A couple, some may say a couple who isn’t bright, is facing charges for abandoning their dog, Blu, outside the Fayette County Water and Sewer Department building. Kenneth Beshers, and his wife, Johanna Payne, abandoned Blu with food, water, and a deceptive note stating the dog was homeless after the death of his owner.
The note said, “My name is Blu. My owner and I spent 4 1/2 years together. But he died. I don’t have anyone else to take care of me. Thanks.”
But Blu’s owner did not die. The couple took a trip to Maui and opted to abandon their dog with a heart wrenching note designed to garner sympathy. The couple was tripped up when Blu was scanned for a microchip, and low and behold, he had one leading right back to his owner.
Surveillance video outside the building where Blu was abandoned showed Beshers and Payne dumping their pet with the food and sob-story note. The authorities tried to contact the couple, but they were already soaking up the sun in Maui.
The post-vacation blues hit a bit differently for the 73-year-old couple, who were arrested and charged upon their return home. Both are facing misdemeanor charges for animal cruelty and abandoning a dog. Blu is being cared for at the Fayette County Animal shelter, and he will be available for adoption after the case wraps up, reports Fox 5 Atlanta.
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