Two Colony Ridge citizens are dealing with animal cruelty charges coming from an examination by the Liberty County Pct. 2 Constable’s Office. Authorities state Martha and Luis Huerta was accountable for the vicious deaths of 4 of 5 puppies in their care.
The puppies apparently were locked inside a kennel at a residence in the Grand San Jacinto neighborhood, among the Colony Ridge neighborhoods south of Plum Grove. The animals’ predicament was reported to police after This is Houston, a non-profit whose objective is to offer healthcare and assistance for animals that are being disregarded or maltreated, or rejected care.
This is Houston apparently received a confidential email idea that mentioned there was an animal emergency situation in the Colony Ridge neighborhood concerning a kennel on the Huertas’ property.
Inside the kennel, Kim Simpson, an animal rescuer for This is Houston, found 5 puppies. Four of the puppies were already dead and in a state of decay. The 5th puppy was having a hard time to live.
“It had to have been at least 2 or 3 days since the bodies were there, especially the way they were breaking down,” said animal rescuer Jenny Rodriguez.
After Simpson’s discovery of the puppies, police was gotten in touch with and Pct. 6 Deputy Constable Chris Weisinger responded to the call.
“This is a couple, a man and a woman, they both claimed that the animals were covered, but they were moved for some work that had to be done outside, but it was never moved again,” Weisinger said of the kennel holding the puppies.
On Saturday, Aug. 5, an order was served to Martha and Luis Huerta at their home. After their arrests by the Pct. 6 Constable’s Office, the couple was booked in at the Liberty County Jail on charges of Cruelty to a Non-Livestock Animal, a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by Bonds for each were set at $4,000. They were launched on bond on Sunday, Aug. 6.
