Pasco County Deputies Arrest Woman for Aggravated Animal Cruelty After Dead Pets Found Without Power

A local resident faces felony charges following a law enforcement response to animal neglect and unsafe living conditions in a Pasco County neighborhood.

• •Caitlyn Marie Mingle, 24, was arrested on Oct. 16 for aggravated animal cruelty.
• •Deputies responded to a New Port Richey home that had been without electricity since August.
• •The home initially housed eight mixed-breed dogs, two to four cats, and a bird.
• •Deputies found the bodies of at least one partially consumed dog and a partially consumed cat inside the home.
• •A skull appearing to belong to another dog was also discovered in the residence.
• •Mingle admitted to deputies that she knew dogs had eaten one of the cats and a bird inside the home.
• •Mingle stated she kept four dogs in two separate cages and had not cared for them for two days prior to the incident.
• •Animals inside the home were kept without food or water in a bug-infested environment with poor living conditions.
• •Mingle was transported to the Lando O Lakes Jail after receiving medical clearance.