- Nebraska, USA -
An investigation into the neglect of 88 animals and the deaths of 40 others, resulted in the arrest of 30-years-old SIERRA L. LANG and 35-years-old TRAMAINE L. THOMAS (both pictured below).
The Metro Area Fugitive task force arrested the pair on Monday, February 14, and charged them with one count each of felony animal abuse and 32 counts of misdemeanor abuse and neglect.
On January 24, 2022, Omaha Police Officers went to a home near 45th and Burdette streets for a domestic violence call. Reportedly, LANG broke several windows in the home with a “crowbar type weapon.” While on the scene, officers found several animals in poor living conditions.
Law & Crime reports that according to the affidavit: “Once inside the home, the officers reportedly found a legion of various animals, mostly dogs, that appeared ‘severely neglected.’ There was also “an abundance of animal feces” throughout the house.”
According to Law & Crime, an officer described one of the rooms in the residence as being “completely covered with animal urine and feces” to the point that “the carpet had feces matted into the fibers.”
Police then alerted the Nebraska Humane Society. On January 25, the agency obtained and executed a search warrant with the police.
As the affidavit stated, officers described the home as being in a state of “extreme filth” and added that multiple rooms had carpet that was “completely saturated with animal waste.”
Many of the animals were reportedly in a visible state of distress. They were kept in undersized cages and did not have access to water.
According to the affidavit, “During the initial walkthrough, officers observed numerous dogs of various breeds some free-roaming, some caged on the main floor of the home. In the main, what would presumably be the living room, there were caged young puppies in cages that were too small to allow the dogs to fully stand up, or even lay down in a natural manner.”
As officials continued their search, they observed that a potbelly pig was in the gravest shape of all the animals.
Mr. Steve Glandt, vice president of field operations for NHS, told WOWT: “It was in very emaciated condition. You could see its ribs. It was — I believe it was around 100 pounds underweight where it should have been. Its hooves had not been trimmed in quite a long time. They were overgrown so bad that they were curling around and the animal couldn’t even stand up.”
Sadly, the poor animal was euthanized.
On the second floor of the home, investigators found multiple cages containing “mostly decomposed” animal remains that appeared to have been untouched for some time.
In the basement, officials found a freezer dedicated to storing dead animal remains.
Inside the freezers were a dead cat, three young puppies, and three newborn puppies.
Mr. Glandt also told WOWT that most of the animals have already found a furever home.
LANG and THOMAS have petitioned the court to regain custody of “two or three” of the animals.
Only an insane judge would agree to that!!!
These subhumans are slated to be in court March 15, 2022.
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