Thursday, November 11, 2010
Terrible Conditions At Animal Shelter In Boone County
WEST VIRGINIA...
Sheriff's deputies seized more than 100 dogs and cats from a volunteer animal shelter in Boone County. The animals were starving and lying in their own waste.
"It was just deplorable," Boone County Sheriff Rodney Miller said. "The stench was almost unbearable."
Miller said that some of the animals had mange and were losing hair. The animals had apparently not been fed in weeks and were emaciated, he said. There was no running water in the shelter and there was no electricity.
"They were living in difficult conditions," he said.
The volunteer shelter was operated out of an old school building in Ottawa and apparently ran off donations. It was clear that no money had gone into the shelter in quite some time, Miller said.
Miller said police are waiting on an accurate count of the animals before they file charges. Potentially, the owner of the shelter could face one charge of animal abuse per animal, he said.
Police counted more than 78 dogs. Police do not yet know how many cats there were.
Sheriff's deputies seized more than 100 dogs and cats from a volunteer animal shelter in Boone County. The animals were starving and lying in their own waste.
"It was just deplorable," Boone County Sheriff Rodney Miller said. "The stench was almost unbearable."
Miller said that some of the animals had mange and were losing hair. The animals had apparently not been fed in weeks and were emaciated, he said. There was no running water in the shelter and there was no electricity.
"They were living in difficult conditions," he said.
The volunteer shelter was operated out of an old school building in Ottawa and apparently ran off donations. It was clear that no money had gone into the shelter in quite some time, Miller said.
Miller said police are waiting on an accurate count of the animals before they file charges. Potentially, the owner of the shelter could face one charge of animal abuse per animal, he said.
Police counted more than 78 dogs. Police do not yet know how many cats there were.
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