Pa. county official pleads guilty to animal cruelty in dog's starvation death, avoids jail time

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Pa. county official pleads guilty to animal cruelty in dog's starvation death, avoids jail time

A western Pennsylvania county official has pleaded guilty to felony animal cruelty, but but will be spared jail time. The agreement with prosecutors requires Washington County Controller April Sloane to resign her post at the end of the month. The (Washington) Observer-Reporter reports that Sloane entered the plea Thursday and acknowledged having caused the death of her dog, Thor. Sloane failed to give the animal food or water for several days b…