TAYLORS — The operator of a Greenville County kennel has been charged with animal cruelty after law enforcement says she poisoned as many as eight dogs with allergy medicine and let others starve.

Sharon Anne Moody, who operates Tallyho Kennels in Taylors, was charged with four counts of ill treatment of animals and one count of failure to bury a dead animal, according to a press release from the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office .

Sheriff deputies and Greenville County Animal Control launched an investigation in March into Tallyho Kennels after the property owner raised concerns about power being shut off at the location. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Moody had entered into a “lease to own” agreement for the property and was expected to continue operating the established bus

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