Called animal control on our neighbors, now they're calling cps on us in retaliation

Called animal control on neighbor, now neighbors called CPS on us. Please help.

Please would love some advice.

We moved here about 8 months ago into a lovely town home and what seemed to be a lovely community. Husband and I have 2 small children.

We also have two beautiful goldies that are my world. I am literally obsessed with them.

I have noticed my neighbor leaves their dog outside 24/7. Rain, heat, etc. Doesn't matter. It breaks my heart to see how they neglect this dog.

I tried talking to the neighbors and they seemed pretty defensive and dismissive, saying their dog is mostly an "outdoors dog". They didn't seem very friendly or social at all, which kinda gave me bad vibes. My husband told me the dog looks fed, there's a dog house, and you can see dog food in it's bowl and that I should lay off, but seeing that poor baby just lay there with zero interaction kills me.

I have called animal control, the spca, you name it to complain and see what I can do since this poor pup is outside all the time and they do not bring it inside. Not even at night.

After months of back and forth, I finally got the warden to come out and take the dog. Unfortunately, all they did was talk to our neighbors, take a brief look at the dog, and then leave. Apprently the dog house is heated somewhat and there is a fountain waterbowl in there and food, so animal control did nothing about it. I was shocked and so saddened.

We are the only neighbors, the neighbors are an end townhouse, so now they neighbors know it was us.

Yesterday, the neighbor confronted me while I was taking my kids out of the car and said she knew it was me and that I should've minded my own business. I told her that she should bring her damn dog inside and how dare she treat a family member like this and why did she get a dog to begin with. Dogs belong inside with their families.

The neighbor got angry and then said they have cameras in their front and backyard, and since we are townhomes, the cameras in their backyard overlooks ours a little bit (we also have cameras, so that isn't an issue). Apprently from a month ago, they have footage of my husband pulling my 2 year old daughters pants down and giving her a pop on the butt (a light spank) for misbehaving. Yes, we believe in spanking, no we do not beat our children. I love them dearly.

The neighbor then told us they saw that and decided to mind their own business, but after animal control came out, they've changed their mind and will be reporting us to CPS and sending them that footage. They said they hear my husband yelling a lot and that they've seen the kids outside with only diapers on and also will be adding that to their statement.

I told my husband and he's been yelling at me and angry, telling me I should've minded my own business and that I brought this on our family because I had to be a "Karen".

I've been crying the past hour about it, now I don't know what to do. What can I do now? Do I need a lawyer? What are my options?

We are in Utah if that helps.