After abuse, this dog spent 3 years in legal limbo. Now Utah shelters are backing ‘Biscuit’s Bill’

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: February 17, 2026

Words: 1,357

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Biscuit was still a puppy — just 1 year old — when her owner at the time was charged with animal abuse.

“Her kennel mate did not survive the animal cruelty, but she did,” said Talia Butler, division director of Salt Lake County Animal Services.

But even after Biscuit was confiscated while her owner’s criminal case wound through the justice system, that wasn’t the end of her suffering.

Caught in legal limbo …

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