Police find dozens of animals after stopping car in Boulder City

Police recovered dozens of rabbits and guinea pigs — immoderate of them dormant — successful a car they stopped past week, according to Boulder City officials.

More than 50 animals were successful the car, and dozens more, including dogs, were discovered astatine a location and a edifice country successful Las Vegas, officials said.

Two people, some successful their 70s, each look 11 misdemeanor counts successful Boulder City of torturing, injuring, abandoning oregon starving an animal, officials said. The couple’s names were not instantly released.

Boulder City Police received a extremity Friday astir the carload of animals, and officers stopped it aft noticing a breached taillight, officials said.

“When the occupants rolled down a window, officers could odor dormant animals wrong the car,” the metropolis said successful a statement.

Police and carnal power officers searched the car and recovered 51 guinea pigs and rabbits successful a assortment of integrative totes and luggage, authoritative said. Eleven of the guinea pigs were dead, and 4 died later, officials said.

“Our officers knew close distant that thing was wrong,” Boulder City Police Lt. Thomas Healing said successful a statement.

A pistillate successful the car said she was acrophobic astir different animals astatine location and astatine the edifice successful Las Vegas, and Metro Police were notified, officials said.

Metro obtained hunt warrants and recovered 30 dogs — 10  dormant — successful a edifice room, officials said. A hunt of the location led to the find of 15 much dogs and much guinea pigs, officials said.

“Veterinary attraction volition apt outgo thousands of dollars for these animals,” Ann Inabnitt, supervisor of Boulder City Animal Control, said successful a statement.

“We’re besides uncovering that immoderate of the pets are pregnant, truthful it whitethorn beryllium weeks earlier we person an nonstop fig of impounded animals,” she said.