A COUPLE HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF ABANDONING 4 DOGS AND 2 CHICKENS. THE ANIMALS WERE FOUND LOCKED INSIDE THE COUPLE’S MOTORHOME (THAT HAD NOT BEEN REGISTERED FOR 5 YEARS, AND WAS PARKED IN A SALINAS KMART PARKING LOT). 27 YEAR-OLD MICHAEL RIVERA, AND 26 YEAR-OLD VERONICA MEZA, WERE ARRESTED AND BOOKED INTO MONTEREY COUNTY JAIL. THEY FACE POSSIBLE FELONY CHARGES OF ANIMAL CRUELTY.
