09-05-2025
DMPD says woman abandoned pets, one who was found dead, after eviction
DES MOINES, Iowa – A Des Moines woman has been arrested on multiple charges related to animal neglect, after allegedly abandoning two cats and a bearded dragon when police said she was evicted. One of the cats didn't survive.
Madison Cherry, 23, is being held in the Polk County Jail on two charges each of abandonment of cats and dogs with serious injury or death and animal neglect with serious injury or death. She is also charged with one count of animal neglect. She was arrested on Tuesday.
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Criminal complaints filed in March in the case said apartment management found the animals in a unit at 1800 Watrous Avenue. One of the cats was already dead and the other was in poor body condition. A bearded dragon was also located in a glass tank.
None of the animals had access to food or water and the complaint said the deceased cat likely died of dehydration. An examination of the surviving cat by a veterinarian found 'signs of severe neglect and dehydration.' It scored a 2/9 on the Purina Body Condition System.
Cherry's bond is set at $100,000. A preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for May 15th.
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