Ohio kidnapping suspect’s 3 dogs go to foster care
CLEVELAND – Three dogs seized from a Cleveland man charged with holding three women captive over a decade are now in foster care.
Cleveland animal control officer John Baird said a rescue group picked up the pets Tuesday. The group is Dogs Unlimited Rescue.
The dogs will be in foster care until the women – Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight – decide whether they want to take the pets into their homes.
Baird said the women will get whatever time they need to decide.
He said the women may have bonded one-on-one with the dogs in captivity, and as such, the pets would be important as the women acclimate to freedom.
A defense attorney said the kidnapping and rape suspect, Ariel Castro, will plead not guilty. He’s in custody.