Macon woman cited for animal cruelty

A 24-year-old Macon woman was cited for animal cruelty after a mother dog was found tethered Saturday without food and water along with her 10 pups at a south Macon residence.

One of Destiny Goodwin’s Facebook friends told authorities that Goodwin posted online that she had a dog and 10 puppies she was giving away due to moving somewhere that doesn’t allow pets, according to a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office incident report.

Goodwin’s friend took it upon herself to check on the dogs and discovered nine alive without food or water in a wooded corner of a property in the 3300 block of Sandra Fay Drive, according to the report.

Two of the 10 pups ultimately died.

An officer called Goodwin, who said she was moving to a place that didn’t allow pets and that “she was planning to take the animals with her ... because she (was) unable to find a caretaker for the animals,” according to the report.

Goodwin provided authorities with a Dellwood Drive address but maintained she was still living on Sandra Fay Drive while preparing to move, according to the report.

The dogs were taken by Macon-Bibb County Animal Welfare, and Goodwin was cited for animal cruelty, according to the report. She is set to appear in court Oct. 23.

To contact writer Laura Corley, call 744-4334 or follow her on Twitter @Lauraecor.

This story was originally published August 31, 2015 at 5:59 PM with the headline "Macon woman cited for animal cruelty ."