In May of 2007, 43-year-old Cynthia Cuervo was arrested after 5 starving dogs were found on her property. Charges were dropped after she surrendered the dogs. In February of this year 18 animals were found, 16 live dogs, one dead dog and one cat. After that arrest, Circuit Judge Walter Heinrich barred Cuervo from owning any more animals.
Now Cuervo is back in hot water again while the civil case from the February arrest is still pending. Again numerous starved and emaciated dogs were found on her property.
A Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputy familiar with Cuervo’s case was on routine patrol in the neighborhood when she heard dogs barking inside Cuervo’s home at 8202 W. Crenshaw St., Tampa, FL. When authorities investigated they found 14 dogs that were “hungry, thirsty, grimy and very, very smelly.”
Cuervo claimed the dogs belonged to her children.
The dogs were all small breed except for a Great Dane and a German Shepherd. Animal Services spokeswoman Marti Ryan said the dogs seem to have a good disposition and she hopes they can be rehabilitated in time for a pet adoption expo at the Florida State Fairgrounds on Nov. 15 so they can all find good homes.
Cynthia Cuervo was arrested and charged with five counts of felony animal cruelty and 13 counts of misdemeanor improper confinement of animals.
“She has violated a direct order of a judge,” Ryan said.
Cuervo was being held on $16,500 bail last night at Orient Road Jail. Sounds like she needs to stay somewhere that she can get her hands on any more animals.
This woman is a hoarder and serial abuser and I sincerely hope the judge doesn’t let her walk away so easily this time. If not for an alert deputy, one can only wonder how long those dogs were have survived in her “care.”
She's a serial killer if you ask me.
WTF THIS WOMEN NNEDS TO BE LOCKED UP FOR EVER SHE WILL NEVER LISTEN TO A JUDGE AS WE CAN SEE THAT BY HER ACTIONS
SO SHE NEEDS TO BE PUT SOMEWHERE WHERE SHE CAN NEVER GET HER HANDS ON ANOTHER ANIMAL.
My words can only Janet Michell's comments above! This uncaring, soulless, worthless person that calls herself human being not only must never be allowed near animals again in her life. Any judge that has studied this type of person will put her in jail and get her off of our streets immediately and let her have time to think about her crimes against voiceless, innocent animals. She is sick and no one can say otherwise! This cold heartless person does not belong to walk free. She needs to pay fines as sometimes hitting a person in their pocketbook is all they understand. The only way it seems this is going to happen and she get her just punishment is if all concerned citizens speak out against such inhumsnity by writing letters to the editor, get media coverage, write the judge, and take action agais this waste of human trash. We cannot just sit by and alow this type of behavior to continue! Please speak out…be a voice for the voiceless. Thanks so much. Nancy
She is a poor excuse as a human. I hope that judge makes it where she can't be around any animal ever again.
She was just busted again:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/h…
She faces two counts of child neglect, five counts of felony cruelty to animals, 32 counts of unlawful confinement or abandonment of an animal and battery on a law enforcement officer.
Thanks InfoMan. You would think 3 strikes and she'd be out. Hopefully, they'll put her away for good this time.