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YER VANG and CHUE LONG YANG arrested-Hundreds of abused animals removed from a Grady County property

- Oklahoma, USA -


On December 11, 2024, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) assisted the Grady County Sheriff’s Office with the rescue of hundreds of animals from a multi-species cruelty case.


It started out as an investigation that the sheriff’s office launched back in October 2024, into a possible illegal marijuana grow at a property on County Road 1430 in Ninnekah.

Grady County Sheriff Gary Boggess dispatched his narcotic unit but what investigators discovered was a much more distressing reality.


Sheriff Boggess said the approximately four acres property was covered in animals who were all in poor condition.

Cats, companion birds, dogs, fish, goats, and a pig were found to be severely neglected.


Investigators then executed a search and seizure warrant. Responders and veterinarians from Operation Kindness and Black Beauty Ranch, which is a Humane Society of the United States sanctuary, also assisted on-scene.


In a press release, HSUS said that when law enforcement and rescuers arrived on scene, “temperatures were below freezing.” Officials were “greeted by shivering rottweilers, shih tzus and pit bull-type dogs, chained and tethered outdoors with inadequate protection from the elements and no apparent access to food or water.”


Most of the cats and dogs were underweight, with protruding hips and rib bones, and several dogs had untreated injuries.


The press release further stated that the pig had no apparent access to food or water, and the goats had water “but it was frozen solid.”


In an outdoor pool there were over twenty koi, but with the water being so murky, they were not visible to rescuers upon initial inspection. Throughout the property and the garage, officials also found various types of smaller fish.


According to HSUS, “Companion birds including parrots, parakeets and finches were inside a garage in filthy, barren cages with no environmental enrichment. Veterinarians immediately noted one of the parrots had large patches of missing feathers, apparently self-inflicted and likely due to boredom and stress.”


In an outbuilding on the property, officials found caged roosters and hens. More of them were also found in makeshift pens. The HSUS explained that these animals were “identified as gamefowl, a term used to describe birds raised for the purposes of fighting and selectively bred to be aggressive with other birds.”

Veterinarians noted that many of the game fowl were underweight and suffering from apparent neglect.


According to court records, although investigators spent weeks trying to get 38-year-old YER VANG and 41-year-old CHUE LONG YANG (both pictured), to follow a veterinarian’s recommendations, they disregarded the advice.


The cats, companion birds, dogs, fish, goats and the pig were removed from the property and taken to undisclosed locations to receive in-depth veterinary exams and much-needed care.

THE HSUS said that “due to the risk of spreading infectious diseases to commercial flocks and lack of placement options, gamefowl rescued from suspected cockfighting situations typically are not able to be adopted out.” In view of this, sadly, veterinarians on site euthanized the innocent hens and roosters.


VANG and YANG were arrested and charged with eighty-one felony counts of animal cruelty which also include owning birds for fighting. The pair’s five children were taken into state custody and VANG and YANG were additionally charged with child neglect. Sheriff Boggess said more charges are expected.


The duo are due in court in January 2025.


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Voice For Us Disclaimer: This story is sourced from the press release by the Humane Society of the United States. Please note that details may be removed or new information added should such sources report an update.

In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.


Mugshots shared from the Grady County Sheriff’s Office


Pictures shared from the Humane Society of the United States




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Dec 172 min read

ASHLEY NICHOLE RHODES arrested after a mother dog and her nine puppies were found malnourished

- West Virginia, USA -


The Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association received several complaints about a dog who appeared to be malnourished and was limping at a home in the 5100 block of Raven Drive in Rand.


On December 3, 2024, a humane officer contacted the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office and alerted deputies to the situation.


The humane officer advised deputies that there appeared to be puppies inside the residence. Many neighbors said the home had no water or electricity.


According to the humane officer, he had left his contact information at the home many times, but no one ever called him.


Two days later, on December 5, 2024, a detective with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the home in question and he confirmed that the home did not have electricity or water.


The detective found nine puppies who were malnourished and did not have any food. He reported that the puppies were huddled together and shivering. At the time, the temperature was less than 20 degrees. He also saw feces everywhere at the home.


The detective then went to look for the puppies’ mom and found her with 30-year-old ASHLEY NICHOLE RHODES (pictured). RHODES said she lived at the home and admitted the mother dog and her babies were hers.


The detective described the mother dog as being in poor condition with her hip bones protruding.


Veterinarians at the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association examined the puppies and their mom and all of them tested positive for a heavy intestinal parasite load of both hookworm and round worms, which according to the criminal complaint, if not treated could lead to death.


A vet determined the puppies were five to six weeks old and should not have been weaned from their mother. The vet further determined that since the puppies were apart for at least a week and not found together, they should be kept apart.


According to the vet the mama dog was very thin and bordering on emaciated.


On the late evening of December 16, 2024, deputies arrested RHODES and charged her with ten counts of animal cruelty. At the time of writing, online arrest records show that she is being held in South Central Regional Jail on a $8,000 surety/cash bond.


RHODES relinquished her rights and signed over the mama dog and her babies.


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In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.


RHODES’ mugshot shared from the WV Regional Jail & Correctional Facility






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Dec 162 min read

MILDRED MCDONALD arrested in animal cruelty case described as “extremely sad and heartbreaking”

- Alabama, USA -


In late September 2024, the Winston County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to a case of animal abuse at a property on Old Clear Creek Road where MILDRED MCDONALD (pictured), had resided.


An investigation was launched and according to the press release by the sheriff’s office, the property “was found to be in an extreme state of neglect”. Inside and around the property, officials discovered approximately thirty (30) or more animals, mostly dogs “in varying states of abuse and neglect.”


Deputies then obtained and executed a search warrant. Evidence was collected and with the assistance of the Birmingham Humane Society the abused animals were removed from the property.

Some of the Voiceless Victims were taken to shelters in hopes of rehoming, and sadly, some others “had to be euthanized due to their extreme mistreatment.”


Deputies received a tip that MCDONALD was hiding in a home in Adamsville and she was arrested.

MCDONALD was charged with ten felony counts of animal cruelty in the first degree and booked into the Winston County Jail on a $100,000 bond.


Winston County Sheriff Caleb Snoddy said: “This is one of the worst cases involving the abuse and neglect of animals that I’ve seen in my career, it is an extremely sad and heartbreaking thing to see, I just can’t seem to find a reason that anyone would want to live like that or allow animals to be in those conditions, the only positive thing that I can see here is that these animals are no longer suffering.”


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Voice For Us Disclaimer: This story is sourced from the press release by the Winston County Sheriff’s Office. Please note that details may be removed or new information added should updates become available.

In the case of charges being dropped, dismissed, or the case being purged, this article will be rectified accordingly, if official documentation is provided to Voice For Us.


MCDONALD’s mugshot shared from the Winston County Sheriff's Office




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