HUGHES, Ark. — Three people are facing charges after about 70 "unhealthy" dogs and three children were rescued from a home Tuesday in Hughes, Arkansas.
Crittenden County Sheriff's Department detectives were responding to a welfare concern complaint May 14, 2024, on Earle Beck Road when they found a family with three small children living in a home filled with 70 small dogs.
Because the home contained an abundance of debris and animal waste, the dogs were seized, and the Department of Human Services took custody of the children.
Two men and a woman — 61-year-old Martin Miller-Huerta, 44-year-old W.L. Crump and 37-year-old Victoria Martinez — were charged with endangering the welfare of minors and multiple counts of animal cruelty.
Before the West Memphis Animal Shelter rescued these 70 dogs, they were nearly at double capacity.
"They're tense of course, but no aggression, just very fearful. They've lacked some human socialization, but they're coming around so fast," said Kerry Facello at the West Memphis Animal Shelter.
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