Authorities further allege that the animals lacked appropriate living environments and may have been subjected to prolonged neglect. Criminal charges have been filed, but the proceedings remain in their early stages, and no court has determined criminal liability. No animal should be forced to spend its life imprisoned in darkness and filth simply because human beings failed to provide even the minimum standard of care. Investigators allegedly found 58 animals confined in dark, overcrowded, and unsanitary conditions where many endured prolonged neglect before authorities intervened. Animals deserve lives free from confinement, neglect, and needless suffering.