A FORMER JOHNSON CITY MAN AND HIS GIRLFRIEND ARE ACCUSED OF ABUSING SIX PUPPIES. ANTHONY SMITH AND TAKISHA WHITE ARE CHARGED WITH SIX COUNTS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY AND ABANDONMENT AFTER THE ANIMALS WERE LEFT OUTSIDE AN ANIMAL SHELTER WITH THEIR TAILS ROTTING OFF. TWO WERE ALREADY DEAD AND FOUR OTHERS MANAGED TO SURVIVE. SMITH AND WHITE WILL ANSWER THE CRUELTY CHARGES IN GENERAL SESSIONS COURT NEXT MONTH.