Search and see photos of adoptable pets in the Mesa, Arizona area Our Featured Mesa, AZ Partner: Arizona Pug Adoption & Rescue NetworkMan, woman face hundreds of charges in connection with pug puppy mill wnRenderDate('Wednesday, March 30, 2016 5:35 PM EDT', '', false); wnRenderDate('Wednesday, March 30, 2016 8:11 PM EDT', '', false); Two people are facing more than 200 charges each in connection with a puppy mill the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office shut down in Tonopah in November.MCSO said deputies arrested Catherine Hutchison, 61, and Kevin Main, 55, at their Tonopah home Tuesday night.Hutchison and Main each face 75 misdemeanor charges of failure to provide medical treatment, 129 misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty, neglect or abandonment and four felony charges of animal cruelty, neglect with physical injury. That's a total of 208 counts each.[RESOURCE: ARS 13-2910 Cruelty to animals; interference with working or service animal; classification; definitions]

The presumptive prison sentence for a first-time offender convicted of a class 6 felony is one year. The minimum is six months and the maximum is 18 months. It was not immediately known if Hutchison or Main had priors arrests for suspected animal abuse or cruelty.Shutting down the puppy millActing on a tip from somebody who tried to buy a dog, deputies seized 129 animals from the Tonopah home near 348th Avenue and Van Buren Street on Nov. 17, 2015. There were 122 pugs, six French bulldogs and one cat "living in deplorable conditions, with no food or water."Officer Chris Hegstrom of MCSO said at the time that Hutchison and Main had been booted out of a Phoenix home three months earlier. He said that's when investigators believe they moved their illegal puppy mill operation out into the desert.  All of the animals were nursed back to health and have been adopted out to loving homes through the sheriff's MASH unit adoption program.Both Hutchison and Main made their initial court appearances Wednesday morning.

The judge released them on their own recognizance. Both are scheduled to be back in court later this month.Outspoken in his abhorrence of animal abuse and hoarding cases, Arpaio said his office has seen an uptick in such cases and "has promised these types of investigations will continue." The MASH (MCSO Animal Safe Haven) no-kill shelter "was created to house and care for animals that have been abused or neglected by their caretakers and rescued by the Animal Crimes Investigations Unit."Sheriff Arpaio is on his way to Tonopah where deputies discovered this puppy mill. Look at the French Bulldogs. /tyvaZlvLkp— Chris Hegstrom (@MCSOChris) November 18, 2015I'm on my way to Tonopah for a puppy mill. There are dozens of dogs, including French Bulldogs. /KdxBKaj4AR— Joe Arpaio (@RealSheriffJoe) November 18, 2015Copyright 2016 KPHO/KTVK (KPHO Broadcasting Corporation). A 12- and 13-year-old boy were spotted and one of them indicated he was staying in the sewer. Utility workers told them of the dangers, including methane gas and pests, they frequently encounter.

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But a fiery debate has erupted over whether they should still be worn. But a fiery debate has erupted over whether they should still be worn.Phoenix Breaking News, Weather, Sport Puppy mill discovered on property in Tonopah wnRenderDate('Tuesday, November 17, 2015 7:54 PM EST', '', false); wnRenderDate('Wednesday, November 18, 2015 1:28 AM EST', '', false); MCSO deputies have discovered what they believe is a large puppy mill on a property in Tonopah. Deputies served a search warrant at that property Tuesday night.A picture tweeted out by Officer Chris Hegstrom of MCSO shows pens full of dozens dogs, including many pugs and French bulldogs. At least check, Hegstrom said animal crimes investigators found upwards of 125 dogs inside a 1,200-square-foot home where the dog owners were also living. "They're living in it, but ya know what? They want to make money, it's greed," said Sheriff Joe Arpaio. "They could care less about the conditions of the animals; probably don't care about their own conditions."

The scene is near 348th Avenue and Van Buren. Arpaio arrived at the location around 6 p.m. Deputies first found out about the case after someone tried to buy one of the dogs and didn't like what he or she saw.Arpaio said the dogs where living in deplorable conditions with feces coating the walls and very little food or water.According to Hegstrom, the man and woman who own the dogs were booted out of a home in Phoenix three months ago. He said that's when investigators believe they moved their illegal puppy mill operation out into the desert.  A veterinarian will evaluate all the dogs and the owners could face one charge for each dog that has been neglected. That means the two people could each face more than 100 animal abuse charges.  The dogs will be treated for any medical issues before being moved to the MCSO MASH Unit in downtown Phoenix.  Eventually, the healthy dogs will be adopted out.Sheriff Arpaio is on his way to Tonopah where deputies discovered this puppy mill.  Chris Hegstrom (@MCSOChris) November 18, 2015I'm on my way to Tonopah for a puppy mill.