A man is facing several animal cruelty charges after officers
confiscated 10 pit bulls held in “deplorable conditions” at his
Southeast Side home, police said.
Juan Zamora, 49, of the 9700 block of South Avenue L in the East Side
neighborhood, faces felony animal cruelty, felony neglect of owner’s
duties and felony possession of dog-fighting equipment charges.
Zamora appeared in bond court Tuesday afternoon and was ordered held on $75,000 bond, according to court records.
Police executed a “dog-fighting related search warrant” at Zamora’s
home about 11:45 a.m. last Thursday and found the 10 dogs, according to a
police news release. Police turned over the dogs to Chicago’s Animal
Care and Control for treatment.
Zamora wasn’t at home when police served the warrant, and turned himself in to police on Monday.
All
10 dogs, 3 females and 7 males, were at the animal care shelter, and
they appeared to be in good health, said Ivan J. Capifali, deputy
director of animal care and control. None of the dogs had to be
destroyed, he said.
Police weren’t releasing further information.
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