Man arrested after his dog tested positive for meth

A man from Jackson County, Georgia, was arrested after a veterinarian determined that his pet dog had ingested the drug methamphetamine. Marty Allen Rogers, 47, took his small terrier-mix dog named Little Guy to a veterinary clinic in Hoschton on Aug. 17, according to a sheriff’s report.



“It was sick and he took it to see if they could tell him what was wrong with it,” Jackson County sheriff’s Capt. Rich Lott said. The dog was extremely nervous and was constantly pacing and panting, according to the report. The veterinarian did some tests and it showed the dog tested positive for meth. Working with the Jackson County Animal Control, deputies obtained a warrant charging Rogers of Talmo with cruelty to animals, Lott said. Rogers also had a 4th Amendment waiver against him, which allows officers to search his home at any time, Lott said.

“When we went to serve the arrest warrant, we were able to search his residence and we found another quantity of meth along with a stolen motorcycle out of South Carolina,” he said. Rogers was additionally charged with possession of meth and theft by receiving stolen property. Animal control took possession of Little Guy. They say he will now be placed in an undisclosed animal shelter for adoption. Rogers later signed papers giving possession of the dog to Jackson County Animal Control, said Animal Control officer John Deltoro.



“I will transfer the dog to another facility that does a lot of adoptions,” Deltoro said. “Veterinarians don’t have a whole lot of cases with these kind of symptoms,” Deltoro said. “The doctor just took a human drug test kit and tested the urine and it came up positive (for meth). We’re also sending the serum to an agency to have it tested by an expert to verify that the dog ingested meth.” The clinic put Little Guy on IV therapy for a time to help cleanse the drug from his system, according to Deltoro. “He’s doing great and is ready to be transferred and adopted into a new home,” he said.