Woman left 5 starving dogs to die inside Phoenix apartment, cops say

The Brief

  • A Phoenix woman is accused of felony animal cruelty after allegedly abandoning five dogs inside an apartment for a week without food or water following an eviction.
  • Phoenix police found the severely emaciated dogs in crates outside the unit, with one animal dying upon arrival at an emergency vet and two others left in serious condition.

PHOENIX Police are recommending felony charges against a Phoenix woman after they say she abandoned five dogs inside an apartment for a week without food or water following an eviction, leading to the death of one of the animals.

What we know:

Taishe Renee Le’Von Clark, 32, was arrested Wednesday afternoon and booked into a Maricopa County jail. She’s accused of neglect and abandonment, and felony animal cruelty resulting in physical injury.

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