DEBORAH HAGEN arrested – Her dog died, tied outside in extreme heat with no food, water, or shelter

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On the afternoon of Friday, July 21, 2023, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police received a call about a dog who had died at a mobile home at the Silverado Mobile Home Park on 3401 N. Walnut Road near North Las Vegas Boulevard and Cheyenne Avenue.

Police officers who responded to the location, met with Clark County Animal Protection Services officers who advised that they also received multiple reports from neighbors saying they had seen the dog, who appeared to be dead, tied to the porch stairway of the home. Residents said the dog did not appear to have any food, water, or shelter.

According to FOX5, officers found “a black trash bag in the front yard with a leash laying outside of it and could smell a dead animal.”

Officers made contact with 55-years-old DEBORAH HAGEN (pictured) who identified herself as the dog’s guardian. The furbaby was a 10-year-old female 45-pound Scottish terrier named Abby.

HAGEN told officers that she had left Abby tied outside to use the restroom the day before. After tying Abby, HAGEN went inside the home and fell asleep.

News3 reports that HAGEN told officers “she regularly kept Abby outside because of the way her roommate scolded the dog, but she said she was unaware there was an excessive heat warning in place.” Police said on that Friday the temperature in Las Vegas reached 114 degrees. Furthermore, an excessive heat warning was in effect that week.

According to News3, HAGEN “claimed Abby had access to food, water and shade by going under the porch.” Officers, however, reported that Abby’s leash was not long enough to allow her to get under the porch. Moreover, the two bowls under there were empty.

HAGEN was placed under arrest on one felony count of willful or malicious killing of an animal.

Records show she was released the following day after posting bond. A condition of her release is that she is barred from “possessing” any animals. She is expected to be back in court on August 17, 2023.

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KATRINA BRAZIL accused of leaving nine dogs in the scorching heat - One adult dog and one puppy died

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The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) arrested 47-years-old KATRINA BRAZIL (pictured) on two felony counts of willful/malicious torture of an animal and nine charges of torturing/injuring/abandoning/or starving an animal.

On the afternoon of Friday, July 14, 2023, police received several complaints from witnesses who saw dogs in two hot vehicles at Motel 6 in the 5000 block of Dean Martin Drive near Tropicana Avenue with temperatures hitting 111 degrees.

Responding officers found nine Pitbulls, two adults and seven puppies, without water or shade. Sadly, one adult dog and one puppy were found deceased. The adult dog was found in the backseat of a pickup truck and the puppy was in the backseat of BRAZIL’s car.

According to the report, BRAZIL left the dogs in the vehicles for at least thirty (30) minutes.

KLAS reports that according to documents, BRAZIL told police she and her boyfriend had bred the dogs and were trying to sell them. Reportedly, the pair got evicted two days earlier, were staying at the motel for two nights, and left the Pitbulls in two vehicles. BRAZIL said she and her boyfriend were going to take the dogs to a friend’s home but the boyfriend was in jail and she was waiting for him to be released.

According to KSNV, BRAZIL explained to investigators that she put four of the nine dogs in her boyfriend’s truck and the other five in the backseat of her Chevy Malibu. BRAZIL first claimed that the A/C was running in both vehicles but later admitted that she wasn’t sure whether the A/C was working properly inside the truck. Moreover, BRAZIL admitted the backseat floorboard where her dog, named Cash, was found dead was “extremely hot.”

The live furbabies were rescued and seized by Animal Control. BRAZIL said she did not know the names of the other eight dogs.

On Saturday at her bond hearing BRAZIL was granted bail and according to KSNV she was released ”under medium-level electronic monitoring and is ordered to stay out of trouble and have no possession or contact with animals.”

BRAZIL’s arraignment was scheduled for Tuesday, July 18, 2023, but she did not show up for medical reasons and the arraignment has been rescheduled for Thursday, July 20, 2023.

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VICTOR ERIK GARCIA-HERRERA, former owner of PawZazz, sentenced for animal cruelty

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On Thursday, August 18, 2022, judge Christy Craig, judge for the Eighth Judicial District Court, sentenced VICTOR ERIK GARCIA-HERRERA (pictured), to a one year suspended prison sentence to be served through probation with the first eleven days served in Clark County Jail from Thursday.

FOX5 reports that prosecutors allege GARCIA-HERRERA, former owner of the pet boarding and grooming facility PawZazz, is behind the death of a female Husky named Mora in July 2021, and the death of a female Chow Chow named Ying Yang on December 24, 2021.

KTNV reports that GARCIA-HERRERA “made an agreement with the district attorney's office known as an Alford plea. This means Garcia-Herrera pleads guilty but maintains his innocence. He understands the evidence is so strong, a jury would find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.”

According to KTNV, GARCIA-HERRERA said that the reason for the agreement was to protect his family's safety following harassment on social media. He said PawZazz was also vandalized.

GARCIA-HERRERA accepted the plea deal in April 2022, after the two felony animal cruelty charges he faced were dropped to a gross misdemeanor charge.

Although he was initially charged for the death of Mora and Ying Yang, GARCIA-HERRERA agreed to plead guilty to a count of attempted animal cruelty in connection with Mora’s death and judge Craig told him: “In accordance with the law, I'm judging you guilty of the crime of attempted cruelty to animals, a gross misdemeanor.”

Where the f------ is the attempt here with at least two dead dogs?!?!

According to a Facebook post by animal rights activist Gina Greisen with Nevada Voters for Animals, she took Mora to PawZazz on July 1, 2022, to be boarded for several days and on July 11, 2022, “during a week of record temperatures, we received a 911 text that the Husky was breathing very hard.”

Mora died within “25 minutes of original text”, said Greisen.

According to court documents, Ying Yang, died after being deprived of medical care.

KLAS reports that in addition to the 11 days in jail, GARCIA-HERRERA “will be on probation for one year, can’t have any pets or be around animals, and must complete a class on the appropriate treatment of animals.”

Judge Craig also told GARCIA-HERRERA he is not allowed to run his business from his home.

As reported by FOX5, GARCIA-HERRERA’s wife still owns PawZazz and Greisen and other animal activists asked the judge to shut down PawZazz saying abuse could still happen.

Greisen told judge Craig: “To find out that the wife is going to run it, this case is now worse now because it's one less person to help run this facility that I will say a house of horror for animals.”

Judge Craig said closing a business is not under her authority.

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