New Iberia Man Facing Animal Cruelty Charges

A New Iberia man has been arrested by Sheriff's Deptuies after police say that they found a slew of pigs and dogs that were barely living.  The police allege that the forty-six pets were having to do without food and water.

Captain Ryan Turner's information is that 40-year-old Tora Benoit of New Iberia found 24 dogs and 22 pigs without what they needed for survival.

Investigators say deputies were tipped off about a possible problem due to the bad smell.  Deputies who went to the scene say the animals were in "atrocious circumstances".  There was even one dead animal on Benoit's property.