Neighbors are speaking out after 30 dogs were seized from a Northeast Side home last week amid an animal cruelty investigation. The city’s Animal Care Services removed the dogs from the home on La Charca Drive and Cerro Vista after receiving reports of a foul odor at the home.

Relief for Neighbors

Residents who spoke with KSAT said they had contacted the city multiple times over the years about conditions at the home. One neighbor, Manolita Magna, said she was relieved that the dogs had been removed. “Oh, thank God. It’s time,” Magna said.

Magna has lived two doors down from the home for more than a decade and said she had become concerned after dogs would climb over a damaged fence, walk in her yard, and bark while she worked outside. “I used to get scared because they would be barking,” Magna added.

Investigation Ongoing

The animal cruelty investigation remains open, and officials said the case is moving through the legal process, which will determine whether any criminal charges will be filed. Neighbors like Magna are waiting to see how the investigation unfolds.

Original reporting: San Antonio, TX News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.