PHOENIX — Two Phoenix residents are facing 56 counts of animal cruelty after police found multiple dogs in "deplorable" conditions at their home on Nov. 17, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
A video posted on Phoenix Police Department's X, formerly known as Twitter, account on Friday shows officers as they found the dogs in a backyard without food, water, or adequate shelter. Officials said they found the dogs while searching for a suspect in an unrelated crime.
Officers said the dogs were chained up and malnourished. Eight dogs needed immediate medical attention, officials said.
Phoenix PD contacted the Arizona Humane Society and rescued the dogs.
The identities of those arrested were not released.
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