BURTON, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A Genesee County woman and her son are facing charges after police found a total of 57 neglected dogs in their home over the weekend, including 13 dead ones.
Both 49-year-old Patricia Stone and her 24-year-old son, Kyle Stone, face a variety of charges including cruelty to 25 or more animals, and cruelty to animals and allowing them to suffer unnecessarily. Both of those charges are seven-year felonies. In addition, the Stones face charges of failure to dispose of a dead animal, a misdemeanor.
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Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said officials found some of the dead dogs in a freezer and on the basement floor. All the dogs were small breeds. Necropsies will be performed to determine the cause of their deaths. Many of the surviving animals have Parvo, a virus contagious among canines that can cause death if untreated.
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