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DISCLAIMER: This article briefly mentions severe animal neglect and unhealthy living conditions, and may not be suitable for all readers.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — A man and woman in Evansville have already bonded out jail after their arrest on 106 total animal neglect charges.
Joshua, 32, and Alee Nelson, 27, were taken into custody by the Evansville Police Department on Tuesday. Online court records show they’re due in court for status hearings on Feb. 11.
When Evansville police and animal control responded to an animal complaint at a home on East Franklin Street Tuesday evening, they were met by Joshua and Alee Nelson, who said they needed help because had too many animals in the house.
On the first search of the house, officers found four dogs upstairs and 11 dogs in kennels in the home’s basement. Police noted that none of the animals had access to food or water.
Police, after hearing duck sounds from the backyard, located five ducks and four chickens.
The birds also did not have any feed laid out; police say “the only source of water was in a kiddie pool (that was) ark brown and had items such as dirt and leaves floating in the water.”
The Nelsons also inf...
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