Owner of Pa. goat rescue facing over a dozen animal cruelty charges

“Emaciated” goats and pigs were found at a Pennsylvania farm before the farm’s owner and her husband were charged with over a dozen animal cruelty offenses, court documents show.

Authorities said Erin Wiggle, the owner of House of Wiggle Goats, a Montgomery County-based animal rescue, is facing more than a dozen animal cruelty charges. She and her husband Michael Wiggle have been charged with four felony counts of torturing animals by failing to provide adequate food and water, and 10 misdemeanor counts of failing to provide necessary sustenance, water and veterinary care for animals.

Online court records show the accusations date back to May 30, which is two days after a fire destroyed the historic barn where the rescue was located…

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