{"id":160528,"date":"2026-04-08T15:39:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/160528\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T15:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:39:13","slug":"couple-face-charges-after-allegedly-leaving-7-dogs-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/160528\/","title":{"rendered":"Couple face charges after allegedly leaving 7 dogs behind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE\/WYOU) \u2014 Seven dogs, one crate, no food, and no water: That is the condition Scranton police say a couple left their dogs in, and on Monday, they face charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Investigators say James and Carrie Flores left the animals locked inside their Division Street home for about a week after they moved to Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/400-pigeons-found-horrific-animal-234116772.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:400 pigeons found in \u2018horrific\u2019 animal hoarding incident;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;400 pigeons found in \u2018horrific\u2019 animal hoarding incident&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> 400 pigeons found in \u2018horrific\u2019 animal hoarding incident <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The mother dog was so thin, she scored a two out of 10 on a health scale. A healthy dog usually scores a four or a five.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">All seven were rushed to Griffin Pond Animal Shelter.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/d6272b1297db87a17f20115a04884ae4.jpeg\"\/><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e6e61a067891ad00342d8f19f8cf60fa.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Both Flores\u2019 face 14 charges of animal neglect and cruelty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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