Father of man charged with animal abuse defends his son

“I want to defend my son against these allegations.” Vernon Scott’s son, 32-year-old Andrew Scott, is charged with animal cruelty and neglect. Oakland County Animal Control says six of the petting zoos 31 animals have died after they were recovered from the property. Andrew was in charge of taking care of the petting zoo animals according to Vernon. “He feels horrible about this because he feeds them night and morning,” said Vernon Scott.