BRANDI LEE JACOBS and JOSE BARTOLO MARTINEZ JR arrested - Thirty-eight malnourished and sickly dogs rescued from an Oroville home – One puppy found dead

- California, USA -

On July 23, 2025, an Oroville Police officer was flagged down by a concerned resident near the 300 block of Fallbrook Avenue. The resident alerted the officer to the welfare of several dogs living at a nearby home, and was worried that the dogs were being kept in “dangerously substandard conditions”, said Oroville police.

The officer immediately responded to the home in question to conduct a welfare check and made contact with the tenant, 42-year-old BRANDI LEE JACOBS (pictured).

According to the press release by Oroville police, as soon as JACOBS opened the door, “the officer was met with an overwhelming odor and observed visibly distressing conditions inside the home.”

Worrying about the animals’ safety, the officer entered the home which was filled with heaps of trash, animal feces, tar, and insects. The officer then located dozens of dogs. Some of them were roaming freely in the backyard, others were crammed into kennels. According to police, many were stacked to the ceiling and living in their own waste.

Sadly, one puppy was found lifeless inside a crate in JACOBS’ bedroom.

In coordination with the Northwest SPCA, thirty-eight (38) dogs were rescued in an operation that took over five hours to complete.

According to the press release by the Butte County District Attorney’s Office, all thirty-eight living dogs appeared to be malnourished and sickly and many of them had visible skin conditions and signs of severe neglect.

Police also called in the City of Oroville Code Enforcement Department, and its officers began assessing the home for health and safety violations, and initiated the process to red tag the property.

On July 24, 2025, JACOBS was taken into custody and booked into the Butte County Jail on seventy-eight (78) felony counts of animal cruelty/abuse and five (5) misdemeanor counts of animal torture, said Oroville police.

The Department later advised that a second arrest was made in connection with this case and through an updated Facebook post, police said they also arrested JACOBS’ husband, 42-year-old JOSE BARTOLO MARTINEZ (also pictured).

On July 28, 2025, JACOBS appeared in Butte County Superior Court to face thirty-nine (39) counts of animal cruelty, announced the Butte County District Attorney’s Office in a press release.

Butte County District Attorney Michael L. Ramsey said that JACOBS and MARTINEZ “were each charged jointly with 39 felony counts of animal cruelty for failing to provide the dogs in their care with proper food, drink, shelter, and protection from the weather, which caused needless suffering.”

JACOBS was arraigned, assigned a public defender, and ordered back to court for further arraignment and entry of plea on July 31, 2025. She was then remanded to the Butte County Jail, where she is being held in lieu of $585,000 bail.

Butte County District Attorney Ramsey explained in the press release that both JACOBS and MARTINEZ “were arrested on July 24, 2025, by Oroville officers based on the initial findings of the Northwest SPCA and the veterinarian. Both were booked into the Butte County Jail, but a paperwork error, caused Martinez to be released from the jail on July 25, 2025, before the case was sent to the District Attorney’s Office. Ramsey said the Oroville police are working on a corrected warrant to get Martinez back in custody.”

The furvictims were taken to a local veterinarian to be examined and the veterinarian determined that all were suffering from malnourishment, and some were suffering from various respiratory, skin, or urinary infections. According to the Butte County District Attorney’s Office, they all are expected to recover.

I took the liberty of naming the deceased puppy Cotton for the tribute image. Should his/her given name be made public, I will rectify it accordingly.

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ASHONTI SHARDAI KIDD wanted for aggravated animal cruelty after a female Pitbull was found hours from death

- Tennessee, USA -

⚠️WARNING⚠️The article contains pictures some of you may find distressing⚠️

~ Update: August 6, 2025

ASHONTI SHARDAI KIDD (pictured), is in custody.

According to arrest records, KIDD was booked into the Madison County Jail just after 7:00 p.m. on Friday, August 1, 2025.

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The City of Jackson, TN - Police Department is seeking assistance in locating ASHONTI SHARDAI KIDD (pictured).

The Department’s press release advised that on July 23, 2025, an Animal Control Officer from the Jackson Animal Care Center was dispatched to a residence where an abandoned white female Pitbull “was found in a hot garage, starving and near death, with no access to food or water.”

According to a Facebook post published by Jackson Animal Care Center, the furvictim, whom they referred to as Brooksie, was “hours from death via starvation and dehydration”. She was rescued just in time thanks to the swift action of Brian Munyer, Maintenance Supervisor at the apartment complex, who alerted the Madison County Sheriff's Department and the Animal Control team at Jackson Animal Care Center.

Jackson Animal Care Center said that the temperature inside the garage had climbed past 100 degrees.

Brooksie was found lying in her own waste, too weak to stand, cry, or bark, and the ACO safely carried her out of the sweltering garage.

Jackson Animal Care Center also said that Brooksie is “quiet, gentle, and painfully thin- but she wags her tail when her vet team walks in the room. She still trusts. Somehow.”

In an updated posted by the City of Jackson, TN - Police Department, police advised that Brooksie is in the care of a local veterinarian and that she is “moving around a little at a time and helping the staff do paperwork .”

Aggravated animal cruelty charges have been filed against KIDD, and a warrant is out for her arrest. So, if you are familiar with her whereabouts, please do the right thing and come forward. Speak up for Brooksie!

Please, contact the Jackson Police Department at 731-425-8400 or 731 Crime Stoppers at 731-424-8477 to submit your tips anonymously. A cash reward is offered for information leading to KIDD’s arrest. Thank you!

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TIMMY ANDERSON arrested after ten emaciated and injured dogs were discovered being illegally housed on private church property

- Texas, USA -

The DeSoto Police Department arrested 26-year-old TIMMY ANDERSON (pictured), of Temple.

On the early evening of Friday, July 25, 2025, DeSoto Police and Animal Control Officers responded to the 200 block of W. Parkerville Road after receiving reports of a person camping on church property without permission.

On arrival, officers located ANDERSON who “admitted to squatting on the property and revealed he was boarding ten dogs in a nearby fenced area without the owner’s consent”, stated the press release by DeSoto Police.

Police said the dogs were in an emaciated condition, rated 2 out of 9 on the body weight scale. Several dogs showed signs of severe neglect and two of them had their ears cut off with the surrounding area presenting infected wounds.

According to police, ANDERSON admitted to having the dogs’ ears cut off and to being aware of the open wounds. ANDERSON “failed to seek veterinary care, believing the dogs were fine”, said police.

Given the dogs’ condition, Animal Control Officers removed all of the furvictims under a seizure order obtained through DeSoto Magistrate Scott Kurth.

The poor souls were taken for urgent medical care.

I reached out to the DeSoto Police Department to inquire about all of the dogs and Captain Kirkland identified them as:

A 5-year-old male brindle Cane Corso named Robi

A 1-year-old gray female Pitbull named Nora

A 1-year-old gray female Pitbull named Lacy

An approximately 8-month-old female tan/black Anatolian Shepherd named Finx

An approximately 6-month-old white male Great Pyrenees named Soph

An approximately 6-month-old white female Great Pyrenees named Lobo

Four Pitbull mix type puppies (two gray females, one black female, one brindle male).

I asked whether any of the rescued dogs were euthanized, and Captain Kirkland said that although none of them were euthanized, one of the puppies sadly passed away on his/her own within a few hours of being rescued.

Captain Kirkland tells me that the dogs are doing better now that they are being fed properly and receiving medical treatment.

ANDERSON was arrested on July 25, 2025, and booked into the Dallas County Jail.

He faces six third-degree felony counts of animal cruelty related to the poor condition of six of the dogs with additional charges pending related to the other four dogs.

I took the liberty of naming the puppy who passed away Aspen for the tribute image. Should his/her given name be made public, I will rectify it accordingly.

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ANDERSON’s mugshot shared from the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office

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