Oakland man, woman charged with animal cruelty after dogs found with numerous broken bones

OAKLAND — A man and woman were charged with felony animal cruelty after police say they found evidence the defendants were beating two dogs in their Oakland apartment, court records show.

Semaj Ivey, 30, faces two felony counts, while Keevan Grandy, 53, faces one. Both have also been charged with a misdemeanor abandonment of an animal count, court records show.

A neighbor who lived in the same apartment complex on Martin Luther King Jr. Way reported the duo to police back in July, alleging that they saw one of the defendants beating their dog. Authorities say they followed up on the tip and that Ivey eventually provided animal control officers a video of her tying a husky up to a door as a form of punishment.

A husky and a pitbull were found with numerous fractures in various stages healing, police said in court filings. The husky had suffered more than 30 broken bones and the pitbull around 10, authorities allege in records. Police recovered a baseball bat that was allegedly used to beat the husky, according to court records. The pitbull also reportedly had a cut on its face when animal control inspected the apartment.

Ivey and Grandy have both been released from jail while the case is pending, records show. They pleaded not guilty at a Jan. 5 court date and are due for a preliminary hearing in late February. The charges were filed on New Year’s Eve.