Salida Woman Arrested for Animal Cruelty Against ’10th Street Dogs’

Salida Police Department has arrested 49-year-old Angelina Sanchez of Salida on multitude of animal cruelty charges against the animals known as “The 10th Street Dogs.”

Acting on a tip, the Salida Police Department searched Sanchez’s home at 130 W. 10^th Street on July 23^rd and found 14 dogs. They were removed from the home and turned over to Ark Valley Humane Society. Police also found five dead dogs and a dead rabbit.

Sanchez is charged with 15 counts of cruelty to animals, a misdemeanor, and six counts of aggravated cruelty to animals, a felony.

She was booked into the Chaffee County Detention Center and released on a $1,000 personal recognizance bond.    

The 10th Street Dogs are currently available for foster care.