LYON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas couple for alleged animal cruelty.
Authorities say the couple face possible animal cruelty charges after 17 dogs were removed from their home. Lyon County Sheriff's deputies and animal control officers went to the home Wednesday to serve a court order to remove all but five animals from the home.
The Hartford Municipal Court order said the animals were a nuisance and part of an unauthorized kennel. Deputies found poor living conditions in the home and removed 17 dogs, 14 of which were a dog-wolf breed.
The homeowners, Thomas and Rhonda Staggs, are jailed in Lyon County on unrelated warrants and a requested charge of animal cruelty. Formal charges are pending through the Lyon County Attorney’s Office.
Guardian of the Wolves animal rescue is caring for the animals.
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