Nguyen, of Garden Grove, charged with killing baby bunnies and other abuse

Orange County District Attorney, Press Release, For Immediate Release: May 7, 2012

Contacts:

Susan Kang Schroeder, Chief of Staff, Office: 714-347-8408, Cell: 714-292-2718

Farrah Emami, Spokesperson, Office: 714-347-8405, Cell: 714-323-4486

MAN ARRAIGNED ON CHARGES OF ANIMAL ABUSE FOR CRUELTY TO DOGS AND RABBITS, RESULTING IN DEATH OF SIX BABY RABBITS

WESTMINSTER – A man was arraigned today on charges of animal abuse for cruelty to dogs and rabbits, resulting in the death of six newborn rabbits. Khuong Anh Nguyen, 35, Garden Grove, is charged with eight felony counts of animal abuse. If convicted on all counts, he faces a maximum sentence of seven years and eight months in Orange County Jail. The defendant is being held on $50,000 bail. Nguyen is scheduled for a pretrial hearing, May 14, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. in Department W-14, West Justice Center, Westminster.

Nguyen is accused of owning and keeping five bulldogs, a rabbit and her six newborn, in the backyard of his home. He is accused of housing the animals in an inhospitable environment.

On Dec. 14, 2011, Garden Grove Police Department (GGPD) was dispatched to Nguyen’s residence, as a result of an animal cruelty call. When officers arrived and entered the backyard, they found one female bulldog in a cage and four male bulldogs. Nguyen is accused of being the owner and not taking care of the dogs. He is accused of keeping them in a dirty environment with feces everywhere. Nguyen is accused of keeping the female bulldog in the cage with clothes rubber-banded around her front legs. She was found by GGPD cowering from the pain of the rubber bands cutting into her skin, which cut off circulation and produced a putrid smell of rotting flesh. He is accused of owning a rabbit, which had recently birthed six newborns. GGPD found the rabbit sitting on top of the cage while inside lay the six deceased baby rabbits, drowned in rain water and urine.

OC Animal Care and GGPD took all the live animals from the home, and the female bulldog was nursed back to health by OC Animal Care veterinarians.

Nguyen was arrested Friday night, May 4, 2012, by Garden Grove Police.

Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Malone of the Environmental Fraud Unit is prosecuting this case.

###

Tony Rackauckas, District Attorney
401 Civic Center Drive West
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

View Comments

  • "A man was arraigned today on charges of animal abuse for cruelty to dogs and rabbits, resulting in the death of six newborn rabbits."........ Hmmmmmm

    This is such a bullshit!

    Someones animal abuse is someone else food preparation.

    In Europe we eat rabbits and Obama eaten dogs. The newborn rabbits, cats, dogs etc. are routinely drowned as a form of population control.

    Killing of the pig is bloody and noisy. I have witness it every year when I visited my grandmother and have seen entire process how to do the butchery.

    We need famine so the stupid people in this country will learn how to eat each other, especially the animal lovers and moron mongoloids.

    Next will be abuse of insect, rats are already protected.

Recent Posts

A small plan crashed near the Fullerton Airport this afternoon

On November 25, 2024, at approximately 1:46 PM, Fullerton Fire and Police personnel responded to…

11 minutes ago

Firefighters had to extricate victims from two car crashes in Garden Grove last Friday

OCFA fire crews responded to two significant vehicle accidents in Garden Grove last Friday, requiring…

5 hours ago

An SUV was totally wrecked after hitting two light poles and a tree in Newport Beach

On November 24th, 2024, at approximately 1:00 a.m. Newport Beach Fire Department units NE63, NT63,…

8 hours ago

The SAPD arrested a man suspected in an armed robbery at a gas station

‼️UPDATE‼️ Earlier today, our robbery detectives arrested November 20, 2024, #WantedWednesday suspect Izaya Cuellar (35)…

21 hours ago

Driver arrested for destroying the lawn of a Costa Mesa park while doing donuts with his vehicle

Late Friday night, police officers responded to Balearic Park regarding a vehicle doing “donuts” on…

21 hours ago

The Garden Grove Police made six arrests and issued 25 citations at Friday night’s DUI Checkpoint

On Friday night, the Garden Grove Police Department conducted a DUI checkpoint to help raise…

22 hours ago

This website uses cookies.