Lambert had admitted to animal control officers that he had laced pansof hamburger with anti-freeze, which he then placed near his garbagepails. Animals are attracted to anti-freeze due to its sweet taste.
An eight-month-old dog belonging to neighbor Lisa Bailey ingested thehamburger and had to be put down when veterinarian treatment wasineffective.
Bailey has said that Lambert never spoke to her about her dog gettinginto his garbage.
Lambert has not spoken publicly, but his mother, Deborah, said Bailey'sdogs were a nuisance in the community, and that another neighbor hadcomplained to Bailey about the dogs not being leashed.
Lambert had called animal control in June so they could catch dogsrunning loose on his property, but none was able to be caught.
While harming dogs with anti-freeze could bring both criminal and civilcharges, the animal control officer decided after talking with the Wake County attorney's office only to issue a civil citation, whichcarries a $100 fine.
In the absence of criminal charges in her pet's death, Bailey said shefelt county officials were looking out after each other.
Baker said, "What (Lambert) did was wrong. None of us are above thelaw, so I disciplined him."
Lambert earlier had said he would pay Bailey's veterinary bills, whichamount to several hundred dollars.
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