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No jailtime for Middleboro woman charged with animal cruelty
Updated March 24, 2026,
Seventeen neglected dogs living in unsanitary conditions, according to officials, were among pets removed from a condemned home on Precinct Street in Middleboro on Friday afternoon, Oct. 18, 2024.
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Middleboro Animal Control respond to 53 Precinct St. to execute an administration warrant as part of animal welfare investigation on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.
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Middleboro Animal Control respond to 53 Precinct St. to execute an administration warrant as part of animal welfare investigation on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.
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Middleboro Animal Control respond to 53 Precinct St. to execute an administration warrant as part of animal welfare investigation on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.
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Seventeen dogs covered in filth' among pets removed from condemned home in Middleboro on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.
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A Middleboro woman charged with animal cruelty after 26 living animals were found in deplorable conditions on her property, as well as the bodies of several deceased dogs, will avoid jailtime after she pleaded guilty to the charges Monday, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz’s office said in a statement.
Kimberly A. Savino, 44, of Middleboro, pleaded guilty Monday in Wareham District Court to 26 charges of animal cruelty by custodian, subsequent offense, in two separate but related criminal cases from 2024, the statement said.
She was sentenced to serve a total of six years of probation, which includes the condition she does not own any animals.
The charges stem from a lengthy investigation by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals-Angell (MSPCA), which began when officers found six significantly underweight horses under Savino’s care during a routine check in 2024, officials said.
Savino allegedly ignored the advice MSPCA officers gave her on how to better care for the horses, and after several months, investigators found she had continued to insufficiently feed and care for them.
After Savino canceled and rescheduled at least nine appointments to have the horses weighed and assessed, and after receiving complaints from neighbors, MSPCA officers and Middleboro Police executed a search warrant for her property on Precinct Street in October of 2024.
Officers found 17 dogs and two cats left in deplorable conditions in the basement of Savino’s home during the search, according to the DA’s office.
The dogs were found in crates covered in their own urine and feces and had not been given food or water for an extended period of time. Officers also located the remains of several deceased dogs in a freezer and in plastic boxes inside Savino’s garage, the DA's office said.
All 26 living animals — including the six horses, two cats, 17 dogs and one guinea pig — were taken into custody of the MSPCA, and Savino was charged by two criminal complaints with animal cruelty.
She originally pleaded not guilty to 26 charges in November of 2024 at her arraignment in Wareham District Court, where she was released on personal recognizance, according to court records.
Savino’s case was scheduled for trial in April when she reversed course and pleaded guilty Monday.
This is not Savino’s first animal cruelty charge. In 2014, she was ordered to pay a $40,000 fine after she was charged with animal cruelty in Michigan.
(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.)
Reporter Amelia Stern can be reached by email at astern@enterprisenews.com. Follow her on X at @ameliarstern1.
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