Overview
- Humane officers removed about 40 small dogs and puppies from a roughly 500-square-foot unit on 70th Street after a welfare check.
- Officials described severely unsanitary conditions with floors layered in feces and a single dripping sink as the only water source.
- Many animals arrived terrified, underweight or dehydrated, with feces-impacted paws; all received exams, vaccinations, dewormer and microchip scans.
- The tenant was evicted on Dec. 23, the owner has not been located, and Humane Society law enforcement is investigating potential cruelty charges.
- Chief Jac Huggins said the dogs may have lived like this for about a year, and a neighbor’s call alerted authorities after days without seeing the tenant.