ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Officers with the Canandaigua Police Department and deputies with the Ontario County Sheriff's Office responded to Cedar Lodge in Hopewell for reports of a dog that had been heard whining in distress in a room on January 1. Deputies say the tenant, 53-year-old John D. Kirby Jr. of Canandaigua, had been evicted from this location two days prior and left his 2-year-old male American Staffordshire Bulldog inside. According to OCSO, the dog did not have food or water and the floor in the apartment was covered with feces. The dog, named Peppy, was taken to Ontario County Humane Society and is still there. Kirby never contacted the Cedar Lodge or the shelter to claim the dog. Deputies located Kirby in Canandaigua where they arrested and charged him with Failure to Provide Food/Water to an Impounded Animal (misdemeanor). Kirby was issued an appearance ticket to appear in Hopewell Town Court and has been released. Other charges are pending.