Adams County animal hoarders resurface with more dogs

Evelyn and Joyce Nixon

WEST UNION, Ohio -- Assured by Evelyn and Joyce Nixon they would no longer have pets, Adams County Court of Common Pleas allowed the women probation following a 2010 animal hoarding case which saw more than 60 animals seized the week of March 23, 2010 in West Union, Ohio and Lynx, Ohio.

The women have been arrested again, charged with probation violation after about 30 dogs were found in their possession, official said.

Evelyn Nixon, 73, was allowed to enter an Alford plea in November 2010, which acknowledged there was evidence sufficient to convict; Joyce Nixon, 56, was found guilty and was sentenced in January to probation, with the same stipulations, officials said…more

Man Charged With Sexually Abusing Animals

A Richland County man was charged with animal cruelty after he allegedly had sex with a dog he adopted last month.

Peter Bower, 31, faces the misdemeanor charge after Richland County's dog warden received an e-mail tip in mid-May.

"The tip was allegations about bestiality, sexual conduct with an animal," said Richland County Dog Warden Dave Jordan.

The tip included links to bestiality-themed Web sites, where Jordan told 10TV's Glenn McEntyre he found evidence, including photos, of Bower with multiple animals, including at least three dogs and possibly a horse…

…Ohio State Rep. Jay Goyal said that he plans to introduce legislation that would outlaw sexual contact with animals because of the Bower case.

He said that he hopes the crime would be considered a felony…more