FAIRFIELD, CT — A 59-year-old Fairfield woman was arrested on a warrant by Fairfield police Friday, charging her with 48 counts of animal cruelty after police had seized dozens of dogs and cats from her Steep Hill Road home last month.
The seized animals were found in what police called “uninhabitable” living conditions in the home. All the animals, 26 dogs and 22 cats, survived and are being carried for by the town’s Animal Control unit, under a court order.
Arrested was Glorianne Marie Lagnese, who was released after posting a $5,000 bond. She is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court on May 19.
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Police were notified of the situation in late April, when one of the dogs was found in distress and wandering the street. It was covered in urine and feces, according to authorities.
Animal Control and police traced the dog back to Lagnese’s Steep Hill Road home, where they found the other animals, which prompted the seizure.
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“The one dog that sparked this entire investigation, that was found covered in feces, is included in these numbers,” Fairfield Police Lt. Michael Paris told Patch. “Forty-seven seized from the house, plus that one dog seized earlier.”
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