39 large animals seized during SJC cruelty investigation

Malnourished, in poor health and confined without enough food, water and space.

Those are the conditions St. Johns County deputies uncovered when responding to a home in Flagler Estates.

Deputies have seized 39 large animals from the home on Nikolitch Avenue, including 17 cows, 9 pigs, 11 goats and 2 horses. We’re told the animals have been taken to a farm to receive care.  Although they technically remain the property of the homeowners at this time, they are in the custody of SJSO.

There will be a hearing within the next month to decide long term care.

The Sheriff’s Office says arrest warrants have been obtained for 40-year-old Tammy Marie Denes and 40-year-old Donald Eugene Dunbar for 39 counts of animal cruelty. A search of jail records shows they have not been booked as of Friday afternoon.