Raising these animals to sell to pet stores. So this is a money type operation. Reporter one neighbor said she met the woman who lived in the home about a month ago. She kept talking to us, and i thought she was odd. She did not ask me if i wanted a pet, she asked me if i had a pet. Thats all she said to m team check today out, photographed it, took blood and stool samples. Were able to look at number of animals we find homes and get them out of this situation. Reporter as bad as the conditions were inside the home, most of the animals should be okay, and hopefully they will be just have to go on. [ crying ] a 1yearold little boy killed when he was accidentally run over by a neighbor backing out of his driveway. We spoke with that neighbor who is just as heartbroken as he was backing up his truck at his home around dinnertime last night when he hit and killed xavier hernandez. He jumped out of the truck, picked up the little boy, and called for his parents. The little boy was raced to
More meticulous examination and then suggest the charges. These owners could be facing many. We are told they were here when they got here but they were allowed to leave. As we are speaking there are still bringing out plenty of animals. Im told there are still eight more snakes inside of that home. There are massive iguanas. Very thick tarantula looking spiders. They did get all. The dogs. The final count was 36. The only good news is that all of these animals are alive we are told they will probably however because they dont see use of them. We will be throughout the rest of the evening and have another update coming up on fox 10 news at 6 00. Live in mesa, stefania okolie, fox 10 news. Phoenix Police Searching for the gunman who opened fire at a light rail station in town. One of the shooting victims died today. The other died sunday night. Surveillance video shows the suspect on the light rail platform near 24th street and jefferson. The suspect was on a bicycle when he opened fire
No water during the day. They cant get out to eat. So this is a very serious abuse of animals. Bizarre because of the various species that were found in this home. Spiders, snakes, dogs among the many. I dont think weve ever seized such a combination of animals as this one. Maricopa county Sheriff Joe Arpaio says this money making operation. What they are doing is raising these animals to sell to pet stores. Back here live as i said they are still pulling animals out of this home. We are told that they are on number 69 and they expect that number to keep growing. Of course, the most disturbing thing about this, not only the number of animals they found but the various species as i was 14yearold girl also lived in this home with the two adults at this point there are no forming charges filed. Im told by the Sheriffs Department they will have to take all of the animals in for more indepth testing and depending what their condition is, they will form those charges. Im told that many of th
Covered in their own feces. The two owners were Holding Hundreds of different species. I thought they had 15 dogs in the backyard. Reporter 36 dogs pulled fom the house, boa constrictors, bird, and hedge hedgehogs among the species. Bizarre because the various deputies spent six hours carrying out animals, stunned by their findings, they even identified a tarantula. The owners were trying to raise the animals to sell to pet stores. They were raising to sell to pet stores. Reporter alex and his brother told me the owners had weird behavior. They blacked out the windows reporter Living Conditions outside posing an issue for neighbors with bags of trash piled high. We had to put rat poison on the side because their trash would attract all of the rats and stuff. Reporter definitely very disturbing to see. The sroerpbs not been arrested. They need to and then they will suggest charges. A 16yearold was living in the home. You can see why it would be so disturbing to think why anyone would li
Dogs. Go pro video shows what deputies walked into today, a home in nasty condition, dozens of dogs stacked inside many covered in their own feces. Two owners were keeping nearly 100 animals of several different species. I thought she had 15 dogs in the backyard running around. Reporter alex who lives next door was fall off. Giant boa constrictors, bearded dragon, many species. The Sheriffs Department discovering what they call the biggest and most bizarre case of animal cruelty, bizarre because of what was found inside. Deputies spent six hours pulling out animals. What they are doing is raising these animals to sell to pet stores. Weird behavior. They blacked out their windows and they never came out that often except for work. Reporter were told the trash that piled outside of the home, which was several bags, i counted more than a dozen posed an issue for neighbors who said they had to put rat traps outside of their home. As for the animals taking out of the home, it they will be t