In a rural Brighton community in Colorado, residents were stunned by a heartbreaking discovery. It’s the third case of animal cruelty in Adams County in the last two months.
In July, 117 animals were rescued from a home in Northglenn, and in August, another 35 animals and three children were rescued from deplorable conditions in a Commerce City home.
“We noticed the whole street was lined with sheriffs’ vehicles, both marked and unmarked, and it was definitely something we’re not used to seeing out here,” said one resident in the area anonymously. “It’s just the most extreme neglect you could document. It’s heartbreaking, it made me tear up.”
On Wednesday, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office and animal control helped lead an animal cruelty investigation inside a home on the 14000 block of Umpire Street.
“The last number I got was 101 animals [seized] from the property,” said Sergeant Shea Haney, public information officer with the sheriff’s office.
