article_snippet: A man has been charged with animal abuse after taking A man to the veterinarian.
article_snippet: Jermell Blackman (above) was charged with misdemeanor animal abuse on Monday after one of Jermell Blackman (above) dogs, Scotia, was found underweight, covered in sores, and so hungry Jermell Blackman (above) had begun eating wood and plastic .
article_snippet: Blackman, 34, was arraigned Monday on misdemeanor animal abuse and released soon after.
highlights_snippet: Jermell Blackman of Westbury, New York was charged with misdemeanor animal abuse on Monday .
  