25-05-2025
Man convicted for neglecting dogs, running ‘puppy mill'
( — The Stanislaus County District Attorney, Jeff Laugero, has announced that Darrell Coleman, a 57-year-old, has been convicted by a jury for 17 counts related to the suffering of dogs under his care and control.
According to SCDA, this conviction comes following a report of neglected dogs left in a trailer received by Newman Animal Control on July 27, 2022. A truck and trailer carrying the dogs had been observed in the same location for at least two days before animal control officers got to the scene.
The dogs were lying in their urine and feces, stated SCDA. Two more dogs were found in the hot cabin of the truck that was connected to the trailer. One of the dogs was suffering from severe wounds.
New evidence was introduced at trial that Coleman was involved in running a 'puppy mill' at a different location, SCDA said.
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'Puppy mills are for-profit dog breeding operations where dogs are generally kept in cramped, unsanitary conditions with a lack of veterinary care,' SCDA said in a press release.
Authorities stated that Newman Animal Control has rescued all of the dogs from the incident and provided them with shelter and medical care. The Newman Police Department was responsible for investigating the crime and arresting Coleman.
Coleman is scheduled for his sentencing on July 31.
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