Two people face felony counts after 16 dogs found dead at Las Vegas hotel, home

A antheral and pistillate successful their 70s are facing felony carnal cruelty counts aft 16 dormant dogs were recovered successful their edifice country and location earlier this year, according to the Clark County District Attorney’s Office.

Timothy Miller, 79, and Carolyn Luke, 72, were charged contiguous with 16 counts each of carnal cruelty, authorities said.

“These helpless dogs lived, and died, successful deplorable conditions,” Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said successful a statement. “They were consistently deprived of their astir basal needs — food, h2o and aesculapian attraction — for a prolonged period, which led to organ failure.”

Police successful Boulder City primitively recovered 51 rabbits and guinea pigs — 11 of them dormant — successful a car during a postulation halt connected March 29, metropolis officials said.

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

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 successful the edifice room, metropolis officials said. Another 15 dogs and much guinea pigs were recovered astatine the home, officials said.

Other animals recovered successful the attraction of Miller and Luke included tortoises, hamsters and parrots, the District Attorney’s Office said today.

Twelve dogs were recovered dormant astatine the edifice country and 4 astatine the couple’s residence, the District Attorney’s Office said. They were “severely unkempt, matted and emaciated,” Wolfson said.

“Animal cruelty of immoderate benignant is unacceptable, but this lawsuit is peculiarly disturbing due to the fact that of the sheer fig of animals involved,” Wolfson said.

Each felony number of carnal cruelty carries a maximum punishment of 4 years successful situation and a $5,000 fine, authorities said.

Officials successful Boulder City antecedently said the mates would look 11 misdemeanor counts determination of torturing, injuring, abandoning oregon starving an animal.