2 arrested for child found in house with over a dozen dead dogs.
OAN’s Abril Elfi
11:03 AM – Wednesday, August 30, 2023
A New Jersey duo was arrested after police discovered their child at their home along with more than a dozen dead dogs.
Rebeccah Halbach, 35, and Brandon Leconey, 32, were arrested on Monday and charged with animal cruelty and child endangerment after police found a nine-year-old kid living at their home surrounded by dozens of dead foster dogs.
The investigation began after Evesham authorities were called after a witness reported seeing malnourished dogs at the home.
Chief Walt Miller of Evesham Township Police spoke in a statement about the state of the home when they entered for the first time.
“There’s dogs in cages,” he said. “Live dogs in cages, dead dogs in cages. Dead animals throughout the house.”
According to investigators, the remains of 30 dead dogs were found, and reported that they think more than 100 other dogs have died in the home.
Along with the remains, 14 other malnourished dogs, cats and rabbits were found as well.
“Behind the home there was also a burial spot where there was a large number of dogs in various levels of decay,” said Miller.
Due to the unhealthy living conditions of the home, a child that was living with the duo was removed by police and is now in the care of New Jersey Division of Child Protection & Permanency.
“It’s definitely concerning having a nine-year-old child living in this home, sleeping in this home, eating in this home,” said Miller.
Reportedly, one of the dogs found was in such terrible condition that it had to be euthanized and nine others are in the animal hospital.
The duo had taken dogs from an animal rescue shelter in exchange for money to foster them but instead they were letting the animals starve and die in their home.
Police say the animal rescue had become suspicious that the dogs it had sent were not being taken care of.
The investigation and the search of the property for more animals is still ongoing.
Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. https://www.oann.com/alerts
New reports from the National Archives reveals that President Joe Biden could have used fake names in over five-thousand e-mails
Idalia hurdles towards Florida, while the Gadsden Flag is apparently racist
45th President Donald Trump is set to face a trial in March of 2024 in his January 6th case.
Three weeks since the deadliest modern U.S. wildfire began in Maui’s Lahaina. Hawaiian Electric recently responded to Maui county’s lawsuit, admitting power lines sparked the first fire in Maui, but not the second fire in Lahaina that has killed 115 officially and destroyed 2,000 structures.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – At least 32 international electronics companies have applied to India’s incentive programme to make laptops, tablets and servers…
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nvidia Corp’s soaring rally has thrilled investors this year – except for the sizeable number…
By Raphael Satter and Martin Coulter (Reuters) -British officials are warning organisations about integrating artificial intelligence-driven chatbots into their businesses, saying that…
(Reuters) – OpenAI is on track to generate more than $1 billion in revenue over the next 12 months from the sale…
" Conservative News Daily does not always share or support the views and opinions expressed here; they are just those of the writer."
*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases
