SUWANNEE COUNTY, Fla. — A woman is facing 84 counts of aggravated animal cruelty after dozens of dogs and cats were found to be malnourished in a Suwannee County home.
On Thursday, authorities went to a home in the 16400 block of 77th Road and found that Jennifer Ann Dyviniak, 54, of Live Oak, had 50 cats and 34 dogs inside, according to a Facebook post from the Suwannee County Sheriff's Office.
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SCSO said the officers could smell a strong odor of animal urine before entering the house. Once inside, they saw feces throughout the small mobile home.
Dyviniak had previously surrendered 30 animals to animal control, SCSO said. A veterinarian found that those animals had sarcoptic mange and secondary skin infections. One of those animals had double luxating patellas, a condition in which the kneecaps move out of their normal location.
Dyviniak was arrested and taken to the Suwannee County Jail and the animals were seized by animal control and are being treated at the Suwannee County Animal Shelter.
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