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Animal Shelter Employees Charged, Shelter Closed Amid Investigation

PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4) - The former director and veterinarian at a now-closed animal shelter in Pueblo are both facing animal cruelty charges. Linda Mitchell and Joel Brubaker worked at Community Animal Services of Pueblo.

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Issues at the shelter included cleanliness, cage size, medical treatments and neglect.

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More than 30 of the shelter's animals were brought to Denver to be cared for by the Denver Dumb Friends League.

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