Goats recovered from Laton home 'flourishing,' Central California SPCA says

LATON, Calif. (KFSN) -- Officials are present revealing caller accusation astir immoderate of the hundreds of animals recovered astatine a Laton spot earlier this month.

In a statement, the Central California SPCA wrote, "Animals CCSPCA Humane Officers seized from the Laton spot successful aboriginal May person responded good to attraction and are flourishing successful our care."

The connection continued, "All of the animals are presently nether probe and not disposable for adoption."

The enactment besides shared caller photos of immoderate of the goats they recovered.

The goats and different animals came from a location connected Mt. Whitney Avenue and Chestnut Street.

Investigators -- tipped disconnected by a passerby -- arrived connected May 3. Pictures amusement the location riddled with trash conscionable feet distant from wherever authorities accidental Carl Mendes was keeping hundreds of animals.

"The past mates of weeks successful the parking lot, connected the broadside adjacent to the house, you could odor it," Laton nonmigratory Peggy Vaughn told Action News connected May 4.

"It smelled similar an unfastened sewer."

The Fresno County Sheriff's Office says the spot was packed with animals. Deputies recovered implicit 300.

"Deputies recovered that they were stepping connected bones of decayed animals," spokesperson Tony Botti said connected May 3.

"There were immoderate that were malnourished - ace skinny, immoderate that are alive, but were successful request of h2o oregon food."

Mendes was surviving successful the location with 4 teenagers. Child Protective Services removed the children, and the Sheriff's Office arrested Mendes connected a misdemeanor complaint of kid neglect.

Mendes, present retired of custody, declined an interrogation but said helium disputes the communicative from the Sheriff's Office and said helium is owed successful tribunal connected July 30 connected a kid maltreatment citation.

It is unclear erstwhile oregon if Mendes volition look charges for carnal cruelty. On Tuesday, the Fresno County District Attorney's Office said it has not yet received immoderate accusation from region investigators.

The Sheriff's Office referred Action News to the Fresno County Department of Public Health, but we did not person an update.

Legal experts accidental carnal cruelty charges could travel earlier oregon adjacent aft Mendes' July 30th tribunal date.

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