EVANSVILLE — The Vanderburgh Humane Society is seeking community support as it cares for nearly more than two dozen animals rescued from an East Side home where police found dozens of cats and dogs living in toxic conditions earlier this week.
The shelter took in 27 cats and two dogs rescued Tuesday from a residence in the 2300 block of East Franklin Street. The joint operation by animal control and Evansville police resulted in the arrests of husband and wife Joshua and Alee Nelson after officers discovered more than 50 animals allegedly kept without adequate food, water or veterinary care on their property.
The Nelsons each face 53 counts of cruelty to an animal, a Class A misdemeanor. Joshua and Alee Nelson secured their release from the Vanderburgh County jail after posting a pair of $945 cash bonds, court records show, and have pleaded not guilty…