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04-10-2010, 10:07 AM
Posted: Apr 8, 2010 6:48 PM
Updated: Apr 8, 2010 7:54 PMORPUS CHRISTI - An arrest warrant has been issued for Arturo Flores for the deaths of 12 pit bulls that were found dead in his backyard.
Animal Control came out to the 4600 block on Carroll Lane after receiving a couple complaints about a smell coming from the back yard in March.
The smell was coming from 12 dead dogs. Ten were so badly decomposed that a cause of death couldn't be determined.
In an affidavit, the condition of the two dogs was described by the doctor who examined their remains.
Dr. Barbara Whitlock wrote," one of the female dog's entire digestive tract was completely empty, a sign that she hadn't eaten anything in at least three days and probably more than a week."
That female pit bull was so starved; she had depleted all her fat stores and was digesting her own muscle tissue to survive.
Dr. Whitlock says the two dogs that hadn't been buried had been treated in a cruel manner by not being fed or watered. They also suffered from heart worms but were never treated.
We tried talking to Arturo Flores, the man accused of causing the dog's deaths but no one answered when we went knocking.
He will have to answer to police who have charged him with felony cruelty to animals.
The doctor says that," the condition of the dogs found in Flores' backyard is only seen in the most severe cases of animal starvation."
All of the dogs found here were pit bulls, and police say there was no evidence that they had been forced to fight.
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Updated: Apr 8, 2010 7:54 PMORPUS CHRISTI - An arrest warrant has been issued for Arturo Flores for the deaths of 12 pit bulls that were found dead in his backyard.
Animal Control came out to the 4600 block on Carroll Lane after receiving a couple complaints about a smell coming from the back yard in March.
The smell was coming from 12 dead dogs. Ten were so badly decomposed that a cause of death couldn't be determined.
In an affidavit, the condition of the two dogs was described by the doctor who examined their remains.
Dr. Barbara Whitlock wrote," one of the female dog's entire digestive tract was completely empty, a sign that she hadn't eaten anything in at least three days and probably more than a week."
That female pit bull was so starved; she had depleted all her fat stores and was digesting her own muscle tissue to survive.
Dr. Whitlock says the two dogs that hadn't been buried had been treated in a cruel manner by not being fed or watered. They also suffered from heart worms but were never treated.
We tried talking to Arturo Flores, the man accused of causing the dog's deaths but no one answered when we went knocking.
He will have to answer to police who have charged him with felony cruelty to animals.
The doctor says that," the condition of the dogs found in Flores' backyard is only seen in the most severe cases of animal starvation."
All of the dogs found here were pit bulls, and police say there was no evidence that they had been forced to fight.
http://www.kristv.com/images/thumbnails/80A317C7AF480AF430AA924EDC7E57C7_250_250.jpg
http://www.kristv.com/news/investigations-reveal-dogs-died-gruesome-death/