A pic was recently posted on Facebook that has caused quite the uproar, and rightfully so. The sad chocolate lab has it's mouth taped shut, and the owner who goes by Katie Brown on Facebook, wrote the caption, "This is what happens when you don't shut up!!!" Quite the caption to quite the photo.

After the photo was shared hundreds of thousands of times and had quite the backlash with comments, she thought she could make it right by saying, “Don't panic everyone it was only for a minute but hasnt barked since… POINT MADE!!!” Not really righting the wrong there. There was an ongoing investigation involving police departments in different states that led them to finding that the woman behind the photo was Katharine F. Lemansky, a 45-year-old woman from Cary, North Carolina, who has been charged with one count of cruelty to animals, a misdemeanor.

Cary Police Captain Randall Rhyne said in a statement:

“Taping the dog’s muzzle shut was a terrible decision on Ms. Lemansky’s part, and charging her with animal cruelty under North Carolina law was the right thing to do. At the same time, it’s important to also note that our animal control officers who physically examined both Brown and her littermate found the dogs to be very well cared for, which is why we did not and could not remove them from the owner. The dogs are current on their shots, spayed, and microchipped. They are clean and well-nourished and appear to be comfortable in their surroundings. And there were no signs of injury to Brown’s muzzle, not even detectable hair loss.”

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