A man has been charged with animal abuse after taking his dog to the veterinarian . Jermell Blackman of Westbury , New York , took his dog in after he was concerned about how much weight the animal had lost and thinking it had been poisoned , at which point it was discovered the severely underweight dog had been eating wood and plastic . What 's more , the dog was filthy , covered in sores and so cold that its temperature did not register on a thermometer . Jermell Blackman ( above ) was charged with misdemeanor animal abuse on Monday after one of his dogs , Scotia , was found underweight , covered in sores , and so hungry it had begun eating wood and plastic . Blackman also bred and sold dogs to friends , frequently posting photos of the animals alongside his email address and phone number ( above ) Blackman ( left with one of his dogs ) bred Scotia with another dog last year , and was selling one of the resulting pups ( right ) in December for $ 2,000 plus shipping . Newsday reports that the 2-year-old dog Scotia , a pit bull-terrier mix , also had a heart rate that was one-half to one-third to what a normal dog 's heart rate should be . After almost an hour trying to save the dog , it was euthanized . Blackman , 34 , was arraigned Monday on misdemeanor animal abuse and released soon after . According to his Facebook page , Blackman also bred and sold dogs to friends , frequently posting photos of the animals alongside his email address and phone number . He even had his own Facebook and Instagram accounts for his business , called Trucklife Bullies . Blackman bred Scotia with another dog last year , and was selling one of the resulting pups in December for $ 2,000 plus shipping .
Jermell Blackman of Westbury , New York was charged with misdemeanor animal abuse on December . Blackman took his dog to the veterinarian thinking it had been poisoned at which point it was found the animal had been eating plastic and wood . The animal was also severely underweight , had a temperature so low it could not be recorded on a thermometer and covered in sores . After almost an hour trying to save the dog , Scotia , it was euthanized . Blackmann also bred and sold dogs , listing a pup Scotia gave birth to last year for $ 2,000 plus shipping in Monday .