300 dogs seized in animal cruelty investigation
Oskana Higgins, left, and Vasili Platunov. (Nye County Sheriff's Office)
A file photo from 2017 shows some of the more than 100 dogs Oskana Higgins and Vasili Platunov housed in a kennel in Pahrump. The pair were arrested for animal cruelty and neglect on Aug. 22, 2022. (Special to the Pahrump Valley Times)
Some 300 dogs have been seized from a Nye County property during an animal cruelty investigation, authorities said. (Nye County Sheriff's Office)
Some 300 dogs have been seized from a Nye County property during an animal cruelty investigation, authorities said.
The Nye County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday that the county carried out the investigation at a property in Amargosa Valley and that “300 dogs were seized.”
“NSO Deputies and Animal Control Officers remain on scene throughout the night as the investigation of the neglect and abuse continues as well as the care of the 300 dogs,” the sheriff’s office said.
Authorities said Oskana Higgins and Vasili Platunov were arrested on suspicion of felony animal abuse and neglect.
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