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More Than 100 Animals Seized From Home, 8 Pet Bodies Found In Freezer: Police
Two Connecticut women were arrested this week after police seized more than 100 animals at their home in varying states of care and eight dead animals in their freezer, authorities said.
Kristal Lis is charged with 119 counts of animal cruelty and Sandris Lis, both of Coventry, is facing 19 counts of the charge, Coventry Police said.
Officers went to their 309 Dunn Road home in Tolland County earlier this week after receiving a tip about the number of animals housed there.
Police seized horses, pigs, dogs, cats, rabbits, goats, and various species of birds and fowl f…
After Dumping Dead Dog, CT Trainer Sent Owners Faked Photos To Hide Its Demise: Police
A Connecticut woman is facing multiple charges after police found several sick dogs she had been paid to train stuck in crates with little food or water, which led to one of their deaths, authorities said.
Middlesex County resident Josephine Ragland, age 28, of Haddam, who is charged with four counts of animal abuse, turned herself in to police on Monday, Sept. 16, Connecticut State Police said. Her mother, Jacqueline Witt, was arrested last week in the case.
Related: Haddam Woman Facing Multiple Animal Cruelty Charges
A Massachusetts family from North Rea…
CT Woman Let Family's Dog Die, Dumped It On Side Of New London County Highway: Police
A Connecticut woman accused of promising to train a dog for a family, allowing it to die under her care, lying to the owners, and leaving it on the side of the road has been arrested a year after the alleged incident, authorities said.
Middlesex County resident Jacqueline Witt, age 64, of Haddam, is charged with four counts of animal cruelty and tampering with physical evidence, the Connecticut State Police said on Tuesday, Sept. 10.
A Massachusetts family from North Reading reached out to a company on the website Thumbtack to find a dog trainer in September 2023, pol…
'Deplorable Conditions': 103 Animals Rescued From CT Home, Owner Charged With Cruelty
A Connecticut home was described as a house of horrors for the more than 100 animals that were trapped inside and with limited access to food, water, and clean air, authorities said. The conditions were so bad that veterinarians had to euthanize four of the dogs that were rescued because they were so sick.
Windham County resident Tracy Donovan, age 59, of Woodstock, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 21, and charged with 103 counts of animal cruelty, Connecticut State Police said. According to court records, she was being held on a $150,000 bond.
Investigators were first alerted to…
CT Woman Throws 2 Kittens Out Of Car, Police Looking For Witness, Cops Say
Police in Connecticut are searching for a witness who saw a woman allegedly throw two kittens out of her moving car, killing both.
The incident occurred in New Haven County around 9:45 a.m., Monday, July 8, in Naugatuck.
According to the Naugatuck Police, after receiving reports of the woman throwing the kittens out of a moving car, officers located the kittens, about four to five months old, dead in the area of North Church Street / Route 63 by the dam.
Witnesses told officers an older white female with white hair was driving a maroon sedan, and the kittens were thrown from the driv…
