Almost 200 animals rescued from puppy mill in Ocean County

BRICK, N.J. (CBS) — Two individuals in Ocean County had been arrested for animal cruelty and little one endangerment Friday night time, police say. Officers responded to a home in Ocean County following an nameless grievance a couple of attainable pet mill. 

When officers arrived they rescued practically 200 animals, however for at the least two canines assist was too late.

Police in Brick, New Jersey had been at a house on Arrowhead Park Drive on Friday at 7:30 p.m. the place they had been met by the residents, 49-year-old Aimee Lonczak and 58-year-old Michele Nycz. 

In the course of the preliminary interview, officers might scent a powerful animal odor coming from the home. They had been permitted to enter the house the place they had been met by an abundance of uncared for animals.

Inside, there have been canines and cats in crates stacked up on high of one another.

Police referred to as for help from the hazmat workforce as the home was coated in feces. That can also be after they discovered two useless canines inside the home.

It took rescuers about 10 hours to take away all animals who had been despatched to a lot of space shelters.

A responding veterinarian additionally despatched at the least eight animals for emergency veterinary care.

Additional investigation additionally revealed {that a} 16-year-old teenager, Lonczak’s daughter, was residing in the home. Lonczak and Nycz had been arrested for animal cruelty and little one endangerment.

The investigation is ongoing and extra fees could also be filed.