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The Animal Humane Society is trying to find forever homes for 95 dogs they rescued from a Minnesota couple keeping them in unsanitary conditions.
POSTED:MAR 04 2016 04:13PM CST
UPDATED:MAR 04 2016 04:13PM CST
Golden Valley, Minn. (KMSP) -The Animal Humane Society rescued 95 dogs from unsanitary conditions as part
of an investigation into a Minnesota couple that spanned seven months and more than three different cities. any
of the are ready for adoption, and some have already found their forever homes.
The dogs rescued from this case are listed as "Special Project" on the Animal Humane Society's website.
For a list of adoptable animals, visit Ih-t-tlps:://www..ainiiimalilhuimainesoclie-ty.oirg/adolp-tlioin
The Yorkies, Labradoodies and Shih-Tzu's belonged to a couple who once bred and sold dogs. But apparently in
recent years, they were of far less selling and the number of canines kept growing.
AHS had been investigating the couple since last August, when they received a report of a large number of dogs
l, living in poor conditions on a property in Stacy, Minn. AHS agent Wade Hanson visited the property and found
dozens of dogs living in the home, garage and pole building.
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The owners refused to let Hanson into their home, but agreed to find new homes for the dogs.
Hanson attempted to obtain a search warrant for the property, but the owners moved the dogs to a new location
before he was able to do so.
In February, Hanson received a report of multiple dogs at a home in Sandstone. Hanson was allowed into the
home, where he observed dirty, matted dogs living in unsanitary conditions. The couple agreed to surrender 53
dogs and they arrived at the humane society on Feb. 20.
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Hanson learned the couple had more dogs than they surrendered to the humane society, but the couple moved
the dos back to the Maplewood home before he could remove them.
On March 2, another AHS agent visited the Maplewood property and the couple agreed to surrender 42 more
dogs.
Many of the dos have already been adopted into new homes. The remaining o are still receiving medical
attention and behavior help to prepare them for adoption.
How to adopt
The dos will appear on the AHS website once they are ready for adoption.As soon as a dog appears on the
website for adoption, it will be first-co first-serve to adopt them at the shelter. Dogs can only be adopted in
person.
AHS does not plan to put all the dogs up for adoption at the same time, but will instead stagger when the dogs
are available.
AHS will be using their locations in al olden Valley, St. Paul, Coon Rapids and Woodbury to distribute the
dogs.
Check the website here: ai al asociy.or
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