Article: Dogs' owner faces cruelty charges

Police Friday evening arrested the owner of what they believe was an illegal pit bull-breeding operation on Route 80 and charged him with 37 counts of cruelty to animals.

Gonzalo Montesdeoca, 42, of 334 Foxon Road, also was charged with 37 counts of failure to vaccinate and 28 counts of failure to license a dog, Lt. Jay Falcioni said.

There are fewer counts of the failure-to-license charge because state law requires dog owners to license their pets only after they are 8 months old, he said.

Police took Montesdeoca into custody without incident Friday evening, Falcioni said.

He was released after posting $100,000 bail and is scheduled to appear Feb. 21 at Superior Court in New Haven.

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