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REBECCA A. HALBACH and BRANDON L. LECONEY arrested - Dozens of dead dogs found inside their home

- New Jersey, USA -


The Evesham Police Department announced the arrest of 35-years-old REBECCA A. HALBACH and 32-years-old BRANDON L. LECONEY (both pictured).


In a press release, police said that on Monday, August 28, 2023, officers responded to a report of suspected animal cruelty at a home in the 600 block of Main Street in Evesham after a witness reported seeing multiple dogs at the property who “appeared to be sick and /or malnourished.”


Officers made contact with the residents, HALBACH and LECONEY, and discovered live and dead dogs inside the home. Police said the conditions inside the residence were extremely poor due to the number of deceased animals.

According to the release, more than thirty (30) dead dogs were found inside the home “throughout the living space.” Officers also found fourteen live dogs as well as several live cats and rabbits. Nine (9) dogs were taken to the Mt. Laurel Animal Hospital. Many of them were in extremely poor health to the extent that one of them had sadly to be euthanized.


Police said that from the investigation it emerged that as many as a hundred (100) dogs have died in this home and some of them could be buried on the property.


During a press conference, Evesham Police Chief Walt Miller said that a North Carolina-based nonprofit had been placing dogs with HALBACH and LECONEY to be fostered. The organization had been giving money to the couple to care for the dogs but became suspicious that the Voiceless Victims were not being cared for so they sent a representative to New Jersey to investigate.


That person then reported the duo to police and the investigation began. HALBACH and LECONEY were taking money while allowing the poor souls to starve to death!


Eyewitness News identified the North Carolina nonprofit as Tender Mercies Pet Organization.

Tender Mercies Pet Organization has been posting pictures and updates on the dogs they got back into their custody.


A 9-year-old boy was also found to be living in the home and was removed by police due to the unhealthy conditions.


HALBACH and LECONEY are charged with animal cruelty and endangering the welfare of a child.


Police said as the investigation continues, they are working with the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office to process the scene.

Additional animal cruelty charges will be filed once the actual number of dogs can be determined, said Chief Miller.


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BRANDON LEE HUNT arrested after Healdton Police found thirty-nine dead chickens on his property

- Oklahoma, USA -


On Tuesday, August 22, 2022, the Healdton Police Department arrested 26-years-old BRANDON LEE HUNT (pictured) after several deceased chicken carcasses and other animals were discovered at a property on 922 Industrial Road in Healdton, Carter County.


According to the arrest affidavit obtained by Voice For Us, Healdton Police Officer Chance Robertson responded to the aforementioned property on Tuesday and knocked on the door but there was no answer. In the front yard of the residence, the officer saw one dead chicken and one dog running loose. On the south side of the home, the officer saw three cages; in one of them were three dead chickens, in another were two dead chickens, and in the last one there was one dead chicken. Officer Robertson also found two chained dogs and one of them, a brown dog, was so skinny that his/her ribs were showing.


As the officer walked to the back of the residence, he discovered a dead chicken by the camper, and more dead chickens inside cages in the backyards. According to the affidavit, “some of the chickens looked like they had just died”, while the others had been dead for a while.

Additionally, Officer Robertson found a black fifty-five gallon drum barrel with several dead chickens inside. The officer estimated a total of thirty-nine deceased chickens throughout the property.


According to a court document signed by Carter County District Attorney Melissa G. Handke, "BRANDON LEE HUNT ACTING TOGETHER AND IN CONCERT WITH REVA BLALOCK" did then and there unlawfully, willfully, knowingly, and wrongfully commit forty felony counts of cruelty to animals. The counts are in relation to the chickens who belonged to HUNT and who were willfully and cruelly neglected by being deprived of adequate care which resulted in their deaths, and to the brown dog, who belonged to HUNT, who was willfully and cruelly neglected by being deprived of proper care.


Healdton Police Chief Dustin Miller told KXII that they also found cats and a decomposed rabbit on the property. He added that Healdton animal control rescued the animals and took them to a local vet clinic to be treated. Sadly, one of the kittens died.


HUNT was placed under arrest and taken to Carter County Jail.


On a separate note, KXII reports that HUNT has been arrested for animal cruelty in 2021, after several dogs and pigeons were found on his property starving with no food or water. Two dogs were sadly found deceased. The following year, HUNT pleaded guilty to the charges of animal cruelty and was sentenced to only one year in jail.


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HUNT’s mugshot shared from Carter County Jail.





APRIL MICHELLE ELLIOTT facing charges after live and dead animals found in inhumane conditions

- Illinois, USA -


DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced in a news release that on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, two felony animal cruelty charges were filed against 60-years-old APRIL MICHELLE ELLIOTT (pictured).


According to the release, the charges are the result of a continuing investigation into the level of care ELLIOTT provided for dozens of animals at her property in the 2N200 block of Mildred Avenue in Glen Ellyn.


On June 27, 2023, DuPage County Animal Services responded to ELLIOTT’s property about the welfare of a dog who was left outside all day on a tether and appeared to be very skinny.

At the location, officers found the dog tethered outside, as well as many large dogs. Some of them were lying on the ground and others were being kept in cages stacked on top of each other. Officers reported there were “four to five dogs in each cage.”


The same day, as ELLIOTT did not allow officers to enter her home, a search warrant was obtained and executed.


The search led to the discovery of thirty-three (33) live dogs, nine (9) deceased dogs, four (4) deceased chinchillas and one (1) deceased rabbit. All the Voiceless Victims were living in inhumane conditions.


Daily Herald reports that “Veterinarians who examined the live dogs gave many of them a rating of 0.5 on a 5-point scale for body weight.” According to the news agency, an officer said that vets found it problematic to administer vaccinations and inject identification microchips because of a lack of muscle on the furbabies. One of the dogs was too weak to walk and likely would have died that night, the officer said.


The University of Illinois Veterinary Diagnostic Lab is conducting necropsies on the deceased furvictims.


The news release explained that according to the felony complaint filed against ELLIOTT on Tuesday, from approximately June 15, 2023, through to July 11, 2023, ELLIOTT failed to “provide veterinary treatment to a companion animal, an adult male Husky mix dog named Flounder, when Flounder was severely malnourished, that caused Flounder to suffer serious injury and subsequent death.”


As part of the civil proceedings, the State had filed a petition seeking forfeiture of the remaining dogs. On the morning of Wednesday, July 12, 2023, Judge Paul Marchese ordered ELLIOTT’s rights to the thirty-two (32) dogs to be forfeited. These furvictims are now in the care of DuPage Animal Services and once they have fully recovered, they will be available for adoption.


As explained in the release, in addition to the new two felony charges, ELLIOTT, is also facing misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals and violation of owner’s duties that were filed on June 29, 2023, by DuPage Animal Services. The agency filed against ELLIOTT thirty-three (33) charges of cruelty to animals and ninety-nine (99) counts of violation of owner’s duties.

The same day, Judge Joshua Dieden issued a $50,000 arrest warrant for ELLIOTT. She then turned herself in to the authorities on July 7, 2023, posted the necessary 10%, and was released from custody.


On the new felony charges, Judge David Schwartz issued a $75,000 arrest warrant for ELLIOTT. She appeared in court on July 12, 2023, on the misdemeanor case and was taken into custody on the warrant. ELLIOTT now lives in the 3400 block of Deep Wood Drive in Crystal Lake.


On July 12, 2023, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement: “It is alleged that Mrs. Elliott’s disregard for the health and her failure to provide even the basic necessities such as food and water to dozens of animals in her care resulted in the death of fifteen animals, including ten dogs, and left thirty-two dogs severely malnourished. This is a heart-breaking case for all those involved. Sadly, following emergency surgery yesterday, Flounder succumbed to his condition. I would like to thank DuPage County Animal Services, particularly Operations Manager Laura Flamion for their unwavering, compassionate commitment to the health and well-being of these dogs.”


ELLIOTT’s case will be in front of Judge Ann Celine O’Hallaren Walsh.


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