SCHERTZ – Two people were arrested in connection to an animal cruelty case where 64 cats and dogs were left abandoned at a home, according to the Schertz Police Department.
In a news release, the department said Maria Maxcimiana Soliz, 61, and Ricardo Antonio Guajardo, 56, returned to Schertz on Wednesday to surrender themselves to detectives.
The pair was arrested around 5:30 p.m., the department said, and charged with cruelty to non-livestock animals, a class A misdemeanor.
On Sunday, Schertz police found the animals living in in “distressing conditions” at a home in the 10600 block of Hillbrook Drive.
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Police said the animals appeared to be deprived of “basic necessities required for survival.”
The Schertz Animal Control Division took custody of the animals for further treatment, police said.
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