According to authorities, Parma Police responded to Wible's home on W. Ridgewood Drive on June 2 for a welfare call after a delivery driver reported packages had started to pile up over a week at the residence.
When officers responded, they found Wible down on the ground inside the home, according to a Parma Police news release. It's unclear how long she had been there. Officers helped her to her feet, and she was able to walk outside and was transported to University Hospitals for treatment.
During the welfare check, officers found 36 dogs at the home. Twelve of the dogs were deceased. The 24 dogs who were alive were taken into custody. Three of those were taken to an emergency vet, and two were euthanized. The remaining dogs are currently being rehabilitated for neglect, police said.
Following the discovery, authorities charged Wible with cruelty to animals, a fifth-degree felony. Additional charges may be forthcoming once they are reviewed by a Cuyahoga County grand jury, officials said.
Wible remains under care in the hospital, according to authorities.
A court date has not been set.
"The state of that house and everything that was in it was just, there's not even words to describe it. It was just horrendous," neighbor Jon Collier told 3News.
Per the Protective League, 146 dead dogs found were in various stages of decay, with many of them confined in their crates. No dogs were found alive at the residence.
The search warrant was executed after the Protective League received a tip regarding a pending animal cruelty charge against the homeowner in another jurisdiction. According to a release, the homeowner is a founding operator of Canine Lifeline, Inc., a nonprofit animal rescue.
According to an IRS 990 form from 2021, Barbara Wible is the president of Canine Lifeline, Inc. County records indicate she is the owner of the decrepit home.
Collier says he hasn't heard much from his neighbor in the last six to eight months.
"She just left. Not a care in the world. I don't know who could do that or why she would do that, but just to leave them and not even have food or water," he added.
Necropsies (animal autopsies) will be performed in order to determine the dogs’ causes of death and an investigation remains ongoing. Anybody with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the Humane Agent, Holly Ebner at humaneofficer@portageapl.org.
Late Monday afternoon, Canine Lifeline, Inc. wrote a long post on Facebook expressing shock at the revelations discovered at Wible's house. The nonprofit added that Wible was hospitalized on June 2 after having been found collapsed in her home. A subsequent investigation revealed "overwhelming evidence of ongoing fatal animal neglect in both her current Parma residence as well as her former home in Mantua."
The surviving dogs found at Wible's Parma residence were taken to Parma Animal Shelter, who have been providing care until good homes can be found for the canines.
Parma woman charged for animal cruelty after dozens of neglected, dead dogs found in home
Parma Police have released information about another residence belonging to Canine Lifeline Inc. cofounder Barbara Wible where dozens of dogs were found, 12 of which were dead.
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I hope this cac rots. They would have been better off in the streets
