A 71-year-old Mission woman was jailed after six dogs were found dead in her property and over 40 others were removed from there, according to the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office.

Blanca Ester Rodriguez was charged on Tuesday with cruelty to non-livestock animals, the sheriff’s office announced. She was released from custody on a $5,000 bond that same day. 

Rodriguez’s arraignment comes after deputies with the sheriff’s office responded to the 7300 block of Santa Monica Boulevard near Mission on Sunday in reference to reports of dead dogs on the property and over 30 dogs that “appeared malnourished.”

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As previously reported, deputies at the scene located six dead dogs at the property and 42 dogs “confined to kennels inside the residence.”

Rodriguez was identified as the property owner. 

The dogs were released to the custody of the Hidalgo County Animal Control Department.