Overview
- Investigators executed a Sept. 17 search at a Britt Drive residence after an Animal Control request, seizing 25 living dogs and finding 13 deceased dogs stored in refrigerators.
- Authorities describe surviving dogs confined in very small cages containing feces and urine, with many underweight and malnourished.
- On Dec. 8, police obtained 26 animal‑cruelty warrants—12 felonies and 14 misdemeanors—naming Christine Abbott, 67, and Donna Slavin, 65.
- Both women were arrested and booked into the Gwinnett County Jail, with bond conditions prohibiting ownership, custody, care, control or contact with animals.
- The 25 surviving dogs are receiving care at the county shelter, and officials say pending necropsy findings could prompt additional charges.