Woman Faces Charges for Dead Sled Dogs

0:00It's April 23rd. This is Anchorage News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. A 35-year-old woman from the Matsu area, named Misty Redder, faces 26 felony animal cruelty charges after authorities found. 25 emaciated sled dogs, dead at her kennel, north of Willow. She got arrested Tuesday and showed up in Palmer Court, Wednesday via video, accused of starving the dogs and letting them suffer badly. The whole thing kicked off on April 15th when a witness rescued a starving dog called Woody and took it to a vet in Palmer. Troopers and animal control checked it out, and Redder claimed she fed the dogs twice a day with kibble and meat, plus handled sick ones with a vet-button investigators say those stories didn't check out. Outside court, animal welfare folks held up signs with picks of the dead dogs, making their anger clear. The judge set bail at $25,000, $5,000 cash, and a $20,000 performance bond and banned her from any pet's if.

1:00She gets out. She doesn't have a lawyer yet and got denied a public defender over her finances. Troopers got a warrant, searched the place, and found 22 dead dogs outside in kennels or a shed, plus three inside the house, all showing starvation signs. Food on site was moldy or frosted over, untouched for ages. Her ex-partner said they had 28 dogs last fall, he split in January and left them with her. Meanwhile, Woody the rescue dog pulled through despite being super thin, dehydrated and anemic docks say it's friendly and on the mend. Restors locked up at Highland Mountain for now, with her next hearing set for May 4th. This case shines a harsh light on kennel care up north.