A total of 79 animals -- mammals, reptiles, birds and arachnids -- were taken from the home on Wednesday, well more than the original estimate of nearly 40.
MCSO said the animals "had been left in deplorable living conditions without access to food and water while locked inside inadequate cages."
Locked in these crates possibly 24 hours a day each of these crates contained Huskies, Dachshunds and nursing mothers with puppies |
34 adult dogs
2 puppies
1 vinegaroon (sometimes call a whip scorpion)
11 boa constrictors
3 ferrets
1 turtle
3 iguanas
1 hedgehog
5 bearded dragons
1 blue skink
10 birds (5 budgies, 4 cockatiels, 1 umbrella cockatoo)
7 tarantulas
Investigators believe that the animals were being raised to be sold.
The animals are now in the care of the MCSO Animal Safe Haven (MASH) Unit and will eventually be available for adoption. Arpaio created MASH in 2000 not only to support his Animal Crimes Investigation Unit but also to "care for the abused and neglected animals seized in their investigations."
"Detectives are still waiting on some of the veterinarian’s medical evaluation reports for a number of animals to determine whether additional charges will be added," according to an MCSO news release.
When the animals are ready for new homes, information will be posted on the Sheriff Joe Arpaio's MASH Unit Facebook page.
Public records identified the homeowner, who advertises her services online as a mobile dog groomer. A woman who answered the business line hung up Thursday when the caller identified themselves as a reporter. The Republic is not naming the homeowner because she hasn't (yet) been arrested or charged.
(Tucson News Now - Dec 2, 2016)
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