Morgan Jade Barrick, 26, is facing 35 charges of second-degree animal cruelty after police came to her residence on Hallmark Place in Radcliff on Friday with a search warrant and found the deceased animals.
Police reported 35 dogs in total of various breeds were not provided adequate food and water with 14 dogs, 12 of which are puppies, being found physically in jeopardy, an arrest citation said.
“The animals still alive were skinny to the point that bony structures such as rib cages, elbows and hips could easily be identified,” the citation read.
“There was a very small amount of food located inside the residence and no water bowls were found inside the residence.”
Of the dead animals, 19 were found in the home and two were in a white van, registered to Barrick, parked outside the residence, according to the citation.
Numerous pieces of carcasses were found, some of which had been eaten by other animals or were in garbage bags, and not included in the count of deceased animals, the citation said.
The two dogs in the van were in a kennel and “had been wrapped up in plastic bags with some type of white substance on the carcasses,” the citation said.
Although the kennel was covered with a blanket, a strong odor of decomposition was “emanating from the vehicle,” it said.
Hardin County Animal Care and Control seized the remaining animals, the citation said. Officials from animal control would not comment on the case.
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