Dead dog leads to animal cruelty charges

I saw this video on Greensboro 101 today. Don't watch it if you don't want to see a dead dog chained to a tree. The description at YouTube says:

"Animal Control took [the dog] to the shelter where they performed a procedure to examine her stomach contents. The result - empty. This dog was starved to death.

"Three days after Shari's original call to Animal Control, they took the findings of the investigation to the magistrate and animal cruelty charges were filed against the guardian of this dog. "

The case number in the YouTube description checks out: a charge of misdemeanor cruelty to animals, court date March 17th, 2010.