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A Semora, North Carolina man, Andrew Dease, had two charges of felony animal cruelty dismissed on Tuesday in Halifax County General District Court.

The animal cruelty charges stemmed from Dease having dragged his two hunting dogs to their deaths on March 28.

However, after hearing evidence, Judge Darrell Puckett found that the defendant’s actions were accidental, not purposeful, and that the defendant had no intent to harm the animals.

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The judge acknowledged the death of the dogs was tragic, and he noted that the defendant himself was emotional about their loss, according to Commonwealth’s Attorney Tracy Q. Martin.

Before making his decision, Puckett heard evidence that Dease’s two “coonhounds” died “due…