June 09--A man is facing several animal cruelty charges after officers confiscated 10 pit bulls held in "deplorable conditions" at his Southeast Side home, police said.
Juan Zamora, 49, of the 9700 block of South Avenue L in the East Side neighborhood, faces felony animal cruelty, felony neglect of owner's duties and felony possession of dog-fighting equipment charges.
Police executed a "dog-fighting related search warrant" at Zamora's home about 11:45 a.m. last Thursday and found the 10 dogs, according to a police news release. Police turned over the dogs to Chicago's Animal Care and Control for treatment.
Zamora wasn't at home when police served the warrant, and turned himself in to police on Monday.
All 10 dogs, 3 females and 7 males, were at the animal care shelter, and they appeared to be in good health, said Ivan J. Capifali, deputy director of animal care and control. None of the dogs had to be destroyed, he said.
Police weren't releasing further information.
