A Georgia Southern University professor was charged with animal cruelty last week after a police officer reported he saw him sic his dog on a cat and then urge the dog to “get it.” Lance Anthony Durden, who is a professor in the Department of Biology, according to Christian Flathman, director of marketing and communications at Georgia Southern, was walking a black and white dog that appeared to be a bulldog near Lakeside Café on Dec. 28. Georgia Southern Police Officer William Kicklighter said he observed Durden and his dog as he was on patrol of the campus.