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New Jersey woman had 44 frozen dogs, 130 live dogs in home

This booking photo provided by the New Jersey State Police shows Donna Roberts, who was arrested after dozens of dead dogs were found in freezers and more than 100 others were found living in filthy conditions in her home. The charges against Roberts followed an inspection Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, at her Shamong Township, N.J., residence. (New Jersey State Police via AP)
This photo provided by the Monmouth County SPCA shows some of the dogs rescued from a home in Burlington County, New Jersey. New Jersey State Police say that 44 frozen dogs and 130 live dogs were found at the Shamong Township, N.J., home of 65-year-old Donna Roberts, who was charged with animal cruelty following an inspection Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, at her residence, which reeked of animal feces and urine. (Lindsay Sanator/Monmouth County SPCA via AP)
This photo provided by the Monmouth County SPCA shows some of the dogs rescued from a home in Burlington County, New Jersey. New Jersey State Police say that 44 frozen dogs and 130 live dogs were found at the Shamong Township, N.J., home of 65-year-old Donna Roberts, who was charged with animal cruelty following an inspection Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, at her residence, which reeked of animal feces and urine. (Lindsay Sanator/Monmouth County SPCA via AP)
This booking photo provided by the New Jersey State Police shows Donna Roberts, who was arrested after dozens of dead dogs were found in freezers and more than 100 others were found living in filthy conditions in her home. The charges against Roberts followed an inspection Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, at her Shamong Township, N.J., residence. (New Jersey State Police via AP)
This photo provided by the Monmouth County SPCA shows some of the dogs rescued from a home in Burlington County, New Jersey. New Jersey State Police say that 44 frozen dogs and 130 live dogs were found at the Shamong Township, N.J., home of 65-year-old Donna Roberts, who was charged with animal cruelty following an inspection Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, at her residence, which reeked of animal feces and urine. (Lindsay Sanator/Monmouth County SPCA via AP)
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The Associated Press
November 15, 2018 - 7:26 am
 

SHAMONG TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Authorities say 44 frozen dogs and 130 live dogs were found at a New Jersey home that reeked of animal feces and urine.

State police say 65-year-old Donna Roberts was charged with animal cruelty following an inspection Tuesday at her Shamong Township residence in the Philadelphia suburbs. Officials allege living dogs were found in “deplorable and inhumane conditions.”

Roberts told the New York Post that the dogs were stillborn and she forgot about them after putting them in baggies and storing them in a freezer seven years ago. She said she wanted a veterinarian to perform autopsies.

 

Roberts said she did nothing wrong and “most certainly” will fight the charges.

The American Kennel Club fined Roberts $500 in 2015 and gave her a six-month suspension for refusal to share inspection records.

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