UPDATE FROM LCSO:
On Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at approximately 10:15 a.m., the Lee County Sheriff’s Office received a call for service from Lee County Domestic Animal Services in reference to a well-being check at the 6100 block of Higgins Avenue.
Deputies responded to the residence to check on the homeowner but quickly discovered multiple canines in distress, living in deplorable conditions and appeared to be covered in urine and feces.
A search warrant was authored for the residence and executed by Central District Detectives. Inside the residence, detectives found 28 Maltese dogs living in unsanitary and uninhabitable conditions. The homeowner was also feeding an additional 13 feral cats.
Luuly Quang (DOB 05/22/57) was arrested and charged with 28 counts of F.S.S. 828.12(1) Conservation-Animals Torment, Deprive, Mutilate or Kill and one count of F.S.S. 843.02 Resisting Officer without violence.
The dogs were turned over to Lee County Domestic Animal Services.
Quang was transported to the Lee County Jail.
Orignial Article: An animal neglect bust in Lehigh Acres.
Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies confirm dozens of pets living in poor conditions in a Lehigh Acres home.
One by one, they are bringing these small dogs out of the home. The sheriff’s office said around 30 of these dogs and cats are inside.
The front door is open and there is a terrible stench. LCSO confirms one woman has been taken into custody on animal neglect charges. The animals will be put up for adoption.
Neighbors said they have seen animal services come out of this home before. One of them said he had no idea they were there but is not surprised about how many animals the woman had.
“It’s crazy,” Jason Cook said. “I mean, you wouldn’t even know it. If she keeps them inside, how you supposed to know. You hear dogs barking. It is what it is, you know, it’s a neighborhood, I have dogs.”