More than a dozen dogs are fighting for their lives after being rescued from deplorable living conditions in Walnut Ridge.
According to the Northeast Arkansas Humane Society and the Walnut Ridge Police Department, on Friday NEAHS reps rescued 19 dogs from a home in the 400-block of McCelland Drive.
Since then, two of the dogs have died, the others are being cared for.
According to a police report obtained by the Walnut Ridge Police Department, 51-year-old Kenneth Lee Hayes was cited with numerous counts of animal cruelty.
Monday afternoon, the dogs that were left skin and bones took turns getting vetted.