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Alabama: 51 pets found in horrid conditions at abandoned Jeffco home; 40 still alive
Hat tip, the Newseum, which had the front page of this newspaper on display this morning.
The pictures are hard to take.
51 pets found in horrid conditions at abandoned Jeffco home; 40 still alive
By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com
on May 17, 2016 at 9:57 AM, updated May 17, 2016 at 4:05 PM
More than 50 animals, some dead and some alive, were left abandoned in a Jefferson County home for weeks, which led to the largest single animal seizure in the history of the Greater Birmingham Humane Society, authorities said today.
The GBHS division of Animal Care and Control rescued the animals last month from a Warrior home and are now in the process of treating the surviving animals in preparation to put them up for adoption. The homeowners who abandoned them have been charged, and are expected to go to court next month.
"It was obviously horrible,'' said Holly Baker, director of Animal Care and Control. "It was really, really bad. It was clear they had been abandoned and the owners had just up and left."
Baker said authorities received a tip from a citizen about a possible hoarding situation at 490 Dana Drive. Once they determined the home was in the Warrior Police Department's jurisdiction, they began working with officers to remove the animals from the home.
By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com
on May 17, 2016 at 9:57 AM, updated May 17, 2016 at 4:05 PM
More than 50 animals, some dead and some alive, were left abandoned in a Jefferson County home for weeks, which led to the largest single animal seizure in the history of the Greater Birmingham Humane Society, authorities said today.
The GBHS division of Animal Care and Control rescued the animals last month from a Warrior home and are now in the process of treating the surviving animals in preparation to put them up for adoption. The homeowners who abandoned them have been charged, and are expected to go to court next month.
"It was obviously horrible,'' said Holly Baker, director of Animal Care and Control. "It was really, really bad. It was clear they had been abandoned and the owners had just up and left."
Baker said authorities received a tip from a citizen about a possible hoarding situation at 490 Dana Drive. Once they determined the home was in the Warrior Police Department's jurisdiction, they began working with officers to remove the animals from the home.
