Texas: Arlene Brown charged with animal cruelty (hoarding); had more than 50 dogs seized from her 3 years ago

TEXAS -- The city's prosecutor's office issued 7 citations on Tuesday for an animal cruelty case in east El Paso. That included microchip, vaccination, and registration violations.

The spokesman for the city's animal services, Ramon Hererra, says most of the 15 dogs taken from the home are doing well. He tells ABC-7 most of them are friendly.

 

 

The dogs were found dehydrated and many of them had ticks. All of them had some kind of skin irritation, most likely from urine and fecal matter.

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Animal control officers removed 15 dogs from a home at 2704 Fierro Drive where more than 50 dogs were seized three years ago, said Ramon Herrera, a spokesman with the city.

 

 

Herrera confirms the situation is being investigated as an animal hoarding case. He said some of the animals appear to be underweight and there are a lot of animal feces on the property.

"You can hear them at night barking and in the morning barking," said Richard Madigral, who lives in the neighborhood.

 

 

 

 

An anonymous call complaining of a strong odor led officers to the house. An ABC-7 photographer says he could smell the penetrating stench from across the street.

 

 

Arlene Brown was the woman cited during the first hoarding investigation.

According to investigators, Brown is now facing 44 violations and a possible cruelty charge. She will also be placed on a city animal adoption watch list.

According to ABC-7 archives, Animal Control personnel seized more than 50 dogs at the same home in July 2013.  

 

 

"I can't even describe the smell. It was kind of sickening," a neighbor told ABC-7 back then.

And the big question is: what did the city do about the hoarding problem THE FIRST TIME? From what I've read, they did NOTHING.

(KVIA - Aug 3, 2016)

Earlier:

• Texas: Animal Services removes 54 dogs, 1 cat from Arlene Brown's East El Paso home
• Texas: Arlene Brown has been neglecting animals and hoarding them for years while officials ignored the problem - while animals suffered and died