The Northglenn Police Department evacuated more than 100 dogs and cats from a home last week after neighbors complained of animal neglect.
Police executed a search warrant at a home at 1925 E. 116th Drive — in the Wyco Park neighborhood — around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday after the city received a municipal code complaint of unsanitary conditions, according to the department.
Upon arrival, officers discovered a “large” number of dogs and cats within the home in “unsanitary and undesirable conditions,” the department said. Police then called in neighboring law enforcement and animal welfare agencies to help, eventually leading to the removal of 103 animals from the 1,811 square-foot residence.
All of the animals were moved to the Riverdale Animal Shelter in Brighton, but the owner has not agreed to relinquish them.
The homeowner faces criminal charges and was given a court summons, a spokesperson from the department told The Denver Gazette. A list of charges has not been finalized because all of the animals in the home haven’t yet been removed.
If the homeowner is convicted on animal abuse charges, the animals would not be given back to her.
A week later, two skittish cats have not been found. Due to the downstairs being unfinished, there could still be more animals in the home, according to the spokesperson.
The department plans to set out traps over the next few days to see if it can find any more animals within the home.
“We are grateful to community members who alerted us to this issue and to partnering agencies for their support in this tragic and heartbreaking case,” the department said in a release.
Multiple people commented on the department’s Facebook post about the search warrant, claiming that neighbors had been reporting the home due to pungent smells for years.
“I have no idea how it was left for so long,” one user wrote.
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