April Addison News Today

April McLaughlin has been dubbed a "dog hoarder" after 55 dogs were found at her home after she had "collected them" by creating several social media accounts and "posed" as a non-profit

Monday, November 20, 2023 – A suspected dog herder has been arrested again and faces 77 charges of animal abuse after 55 dogs were found malnourished in her home along with five dead puppies. April McLaughlin, also known as Sydney Taylor McKinley or April Addison, was arrested on additional charges following a long investigation by law…

April McLaughlin, 48, was arrested after the bodies of five dead dogs were found in her freezer, but she was released days later.

Chandler Municipal Court judge Michelle Lue San listened for three hours Oct. 11 as investigators described the home of a Chandler woman accused of mistreating 55 dogs in her care.

The Chandler woman who was arrested for allegedly abusing dozens of special-needs dogs is asking the court to return 47 canines to her custody.

As the woman accused of abusing dozens of animals went to court to ask for some of the seized pets back, animal rights advocates staged a protest against the women outside of the courtroom.

We're getting a look inside the Chandler home where dozens of dogs were said to have been abused by April McLaughlin. A report details "biohazards" inside the home as first responders rescued the dogs and her elderly mother from the "house of horrors."

Chandler Police are seeking more evidence in a case involving a woman who was arrested in a dog abuse and hoarding case and later released on a $2,500 bond at

More animal rescues are speaking out about their experiences with April McLaughlin, the woman at the center of an animal cruelty investigation.

The woman who police believe neglected and abused dozens of dogs, and her own mother, is free as the Maricopa County Attorney's Office sent the case back to the Chandler Police Department. We've uncovered her history with police knocking at her door.