Judge orders man to pay vet bills of ’skeletal dogs’

Wailuku, HI - "A Pukalani man has been ordered to pay $1,670 to cover a veterinary bill and care of his three dogs that were taken from his home during an animal cruelty investigation last year. Thomas Dudoit, 49, also was fined $150 after he pleaded guilty Tuesday to one charge of animal cruelty..."
Source: MauiNews.com, 7/15/2006