10 Yorkies Seized From SoHo Puppy Mill: NYPD

Ten Yorkshire terrier puppies were rescued during a raid on a puppy mill in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood, the NYPD says.

Two people were arrested in connection with the operation.

Police said Thursday that officers and members of the ASPCA responded after receiving numerous complaints about incessant barking and odor in a filthy walkup apartment on Spring Street. When officers went inside, they found and removed the weeks-old puppies.

The New York Post reports that police identified that suspects as 46-year-old Luis Sanchez and 33-year-old Xenia Torres. They face animal cruelty charges.

It wasn't immediately known if they had lawyers.

The puppies are receiving medical care at the ASPCA.

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