Dogs And Puppies Neglected, Some Found Dead...

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Animal control was called out to a house in Madill after dead puppies and malnourished dogs were found in the backyard. Authorities say residents have already been warned about an excessive number of animals living in the home. KTEN's Hailee Holliday reports.

Over 15-dogs were either chained up or in pens in the backyard and 4-puppies were found dead.

Animal control and police were notified about the situation at the house on 3rd street.

The residents of the house were not home at the time.

Authorities say the dogs were extremely malnourished and having this many animals in the city is against the law.

They also claim more dogs were inside the house.

Animal Control Officer, Jeremy Proctor, says, "You're only allowed to have 3 dogs within city limits so these people have way too many. We're going to do an investigation and we're going to take the dogs outside the residence and do a further investigation to see what else needs to be done.'

There have been no charges so far on the owner of the dogs.

Animal control say they will pick up the dogs and have a veterinarian check them.

Authorities say if charged, the owner of the dogs could face animal cruelty charges.

(Pet-Abuse.com)