Sevierville, TN (WOKI) A Sevierville couple is facing animal cruelty charges after police find more than 14 dogs Wednesday living in what officials say were “abhorrent” conditions inside a mobile home.
Following a complaint, Sevierville Police Department officers went to the home on East Casey Drive where they found and charged 57 year-old Norman Miller and 61 year-old Angela Miller.
SPD officials report that “the floor inside the mobile home was covered in feces and urine, and most, if not all, of the canines appeared to have mange and fleas.”
The conditions inside the mobile home required the Sevierville Fire Department to lend SPD officers protective equipment. Once they got inside, officers said they were able to capture 14 of the dogs that were living inside the home, but “several” more escaped before SPD could retrieve them. The 14 which SPD officers were able to capture were taken to the Sevier Animal Care Center.
Norman and Angela Miller face animal cruelty charges. SPD officials confirmed that officers are still looking for the escaped animals, with help from the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office animal control division.
