Deputies: Golden Gate man jailed after 4 dogs severely neglected
Published: April 15, 2021 12:24 PM EDT
Updated: April 15, 2021 11:13 PM EDT
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Rodrigo Ochoa faces charges for aggravated animal cruelty.
Deputies responded to Ochoa’s residence in January to conduct a welfare check on another person who lives there. Deputies smelled a foul stench of urine and feces coming from the garage and could hear dogs barking. Deputies asked Ochoa if they could see the dogs and he consented.
Rodrigo Ochoa (Credit: CCSO booking photo)
According to arrest reports, deputies found four dogs living in horrid conditions. The dogs were kept inside a dark garage with no air conditioning. They were locked in small cages, wallowing in their waste, with filthy and mostly empty food and water bowls. Two of the dogs had open wounds and untreated skin conditions. All of them appeared to show signs of extreme drowsiness and confusion.
Deputies found the four dogs living in horrid conditions, according to Ochoa’s arrest report.
The dogs were kept inside a dark garage with no air conditioning and locked in small cages, wallowing in their waste, with filthy and mostly empty food and water bowls, according to the sheriff’s office.
Two of the dogs had open wounds and untreated skin conditions, while all four appeared to show signs of extreme drowsiness and confusion, according to the sheriff’s office.
Ochoa told a deputy that the dogs have been in his care for about two years, according to his arrest report.