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Couple Charged After 26 Dogs Found in Distress

12/24/2025

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Lee Wright, 38, and Paige Carrington, 27, face charges under the Animal Welfare Act after police found 26 dogs in poor conditions and a dead dog in a freezer at a Blackburn property on December 16, 2023.
Wright, with a history of animal welfare offenses, pleaded guilty to breaching a disqualification order and causing unnecessary suffering.
He is scheduled for sentencing in February 2026, and additional dogs were removed due to injuries indicating suffering.

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Lee Wright, 38, and Paige Carrington, 27, face charges under the Animal Welfare Act after police found 26 dogs in poor conditions and a dead dog in a freezer at a Blackburn property on December 16, 2023.
Wright, with a history of animal welfare offenses, pleaded guilty to breaching a disqualification order and causing unnecessary suffering.
He is scheduled for sentencing in February 2026, and additional dogs were removed due to injuries indicating suffering.