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Davis bred mastiffs for over 30 years. Her Lionhearted dogs were
behind many top mastiff kennels. Why would she abandon her dogs
to die of starvation and even stranger, why shoot her treasured dark
brindle mastiffs? Is it possible someone else shot the dogs?
Initial reports were of a horrific case of “mastiff breeder gone crazy”
in that Gloria Davis appeared to have abandoned her dogs to starvation
and gone into hiding. Rumors of “awful conditions” and “terrible dirt
kennels” abound. Some mastiff breeders think that she was unable to
cope after her move from Tennessee to South Carolina, and that in
desperation, Davis killed her dogs and fled the scene.
Our investigation indicates a much more complex story. It is true that
the dogs found alive were starving, even though there was another
mastiff breeder on the premises. The question that comes immediately to
mind is “why?” It was determined that the dead dogs, in an advanced
state of decomposition, were well fleshed. Examination then revealed
those gorgeous mastiffs had been shot in the back of the head.
Why would Gloria Davis abandon her life’s work? Why would she shoot the
dark colored dogs she treasured and leave others to starve to death? The
bodies were taken for cremation by another mastiff breeder, Cathy Arney.
It was estimated that the dogs had been dead for several weeks. Cathy
said the stench was as overwhelming as the sickening sights she
confronted.
Where is Gloria Davis? No one has heard from her, not even her close
friends who email or talk to her on a regular basis. Gloria was a loving
daughter who talked to her elderly parents in Florida weekly. When they
didn’t hear from her, they filed a missing person report over a month
ago. Why has Davis not been in touch with her parents?
When Animal Control went to the property with seizure warrants last
Tuesday, they also found two puppies, estimated to be about 2 weeks old.
They were partially burned and then apparently thrown into a trash can
while still alive. What breeder could do such a thing?
Those who know Davis personally say “there is no way she abused dogs!”
If Gloria Davis didn’t shoot her own dogs, then who shot the mastiffs?
Who burned the puppies?
There are other circumstances which we can’t discuss at this time
because Gloria’s disappearance is under police and South Carolina state
investigation. Mastiff breeders and owners have turned their hearts
inside out over this horrible puzzle and the gruesome deaths.
We'll stay on this story as it
unravels and we are able to give you more facts from the police
investigation.
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