DENVER (KDVR) — The Commerce City Police Department seized dozens of animals on Wednesday after finding them and three children living in "deplorable conditions."
The children's parents are facing numerous charges in connection to the animals and children's conditions.
Officers on Wednesday served a search warrant at a house in the 10200 block of East 113th Avenue and found 31 dogs and puppies, two cats and two guinea pigs in the home, police said in a press release.
FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The Commerce City Police Department seized dozens of animals on Wednesday after finding them and three children living in "deplorable conditions."The Commerce City Police Department seized dozens of animals on Wednesday after finding them and three children living in "deplorable conditions."The Commerce City Police Department seized dozens of animals on Wednesday after finding them and three children living in "deplorable conditions."The Commerce City Police Department seized dozens of animals on Wednesday after finding them and three children living in "deplorable conditions."The Commerce City Police Department seized dozens of animals on Wednesday after finding them and three children living in "deplorable conditions."Officers also found the three young children between 3 and 10 years old.
"We were originally called to the residence after 38-year-old Demetrio Urbina performed an unlicensed veterinary procedure on a dog that subsequently died," police said. "Our investigators discovered Urbina and his wife, 32-year-old Araceli Urbina, had 35 animals living in squalor inside the home along with their young children ages 3 to 10 years old."
The dogs were mostly contained to small cages in the garage, and officers also found the body of a dead dog in an outside trash can.
Demetrio Urbina and Araceli Urbina are now facing charges of felony animal cruelty, child abuse, practicing a profession without a license and operating a pet facility without a license.
The Commerce City Police Department is working with Adams County Animal Control, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the Colorado Department of Agriculture and Child Protective Services, as well as several different animal shelters which will house the seized pets.
Police said more charges are possible as it is an open investigation.
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