'Wound infested with maggots': 128 chickens, 3 peacocks, dogs in poor health seized, cops say
Authorities in Arizona seized 128 chickens, three chicks, three peacocks, three geese, three dogs and one finch from a home after they were found in poor health, media reports say.
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Authorities in Arizona seized 128 chickens, three chicks, three peacocks, three geese, three dogs, one cat, one finch and 177 incubated eggs from a home after they were found in poor health, according to Tucson ABC affiliate KGUN.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Office arrested Trista Tramposch and Anthony Nunez, both 53, on animal neglect charges, the TV station and other media outlets posted. A dog seized from the property, a German Shepard named Hank, was in such poor health he had to be euthanized.
Hank had “multiple infections to include Valley Fever and a wound invested with maggots,” a portion of the probable cause arrest affidavit posted by KGUN said. “[A veterinarian] also said the infections could have come from other animals. Hank was noted as having an infection on his back left foot, had half the blood count that he should, open wounds and sores in his mouth and infection of the liver and kidneys.”
When deputies served a search warrant on Tramposch’s property in Tucson on Wednesday, they found numerous animals on scene with “little to no food,” the affidavit said. They also found three dead chickens. Nunez, Tramposch’s business partner, allegedly told the deputies he planned to go to Wal-Mart and get more food. Tramposch said she had Hank for about five years, authorities said. She said she did not want Hank to be euthanized, and she wanted to take him to another vet for a second opinion, the affidavit said.
