Thirty neglected animals were rescued from a Harmony residence on Saturday.

HARMONY — Dozens of alleged neglected animals were taken from a borough residence last week.

Now, the owner of the property could face charges.

Butler County Animal Response Team, Frankie's Friends Cat Rescue in New Kensington and Hog Heaven Rescue Farm in Cochranton all played a part in the rescue of three goats, six donkeys, 10 rabbits and 11 sheep on Saturday.

After hearing about the animal neglect from a concerned individual about two weeks ago, Debbie Urmann, a humane officer with Frankie's Friends, said she investigated the call along with Regina Martin, president of Hog Heaven.

She gave the animals' owner two weeks to make mandatory corrections, she said, but it was, “quite apparent the situation was beyond what she could handle.”

“In the best interest of the animals, I was able to get her to surrender them to us,” she said.

Urmann said if the woman hadn't surrendered the animals, she would have gone back with a warrant to take them. She said she will also be filing charges against the woman for neglecting her animals for what appeared to be more than a decade.

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