WOODSTOCK — A New Market woman has been formally charged with 10 counts of animal cruelty after authorities accused her of keeping more than 60 pets in poor conditions.
Nancy Ellen Jinkins, 52, is also the principal operator of Ardellen Animal Abode, a registered nonprofit animal rescue that lists its main address as Jinkins’ New Market home on the 9500 block of South Congress Street. Her nonprofit was registered by the IRS in November 2016, and has no reported finances yet.
The criminal complaint alleges that on June 29 Jinkins’ home had to be condemned by the Shenandoah County fire marshal because the residence had “extremely high”levels of ammonia – a statement from the Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office reported ammonia levels at 100 parts per million.
Briahnna M. Brown 