New video shows officers executing search warrant in Ogden hoarding case

OGDEN — Body cam video released Thursday shows police officers serving a search warrant at the Ogden home of a man accused of hoarding 168 animals.

Police served the search warrant at the home in April after receiving reports about the conditions there.

The video shows a home crawling with animals, including chihuahuas and similar mixed-breed dogs. Ogden officials said that, in all, there were 157 dogs and 11 cats.

In the body cam video, officers said they had to mask up because the smell was so bad.

Ogden City said that in addition to the more than 600 charges against Miguel Salgado-Vargas, his nephew, Ramon Aispuro, is also facing more than 300 charges because he lived in the home as well and was involved in the care and treatment of the animals.

This wasn’t the first time Ogden police were called

The April 16 visit wasn’t the first time police visited Salgado-Varga. 

As KSL TV reported, nearly 150 dogs were found and rescued from Salgado-Vargas’s home in 2012.

The dogs were discovered on April 15, after police received a report of possible neglect. Salgado-Vargas and his nephew Ramon Aispuro were charged this week with hundreds of cases of animal neglect, public nuisance, failure to vaccinate for rabies, and maintaining unlicensed animals.

The city of Ogden said Thursday that none of the dogs had to be euthanized. However, on Wednesday, one of the dogs removed from the Ogden home died in the care of a foster owner. The foster parent said the dog died from complications after getting spayed. This is the first known case of one of the Ogden dogs dying.

In the days and weeks after April 15, animal welfare agencies reported a strong community interest in adopting the animals, all of which are small mixed breeds.

By the end of April, most of the dogs were reported to have been adopted or placed in foster care. Ogden city said, as of Thursday, only 13 dogs remained at the Weber County Animal Shelter available for rescue.