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150 dogs rescued from single house in need of ‘forever homes’

Fun VLOG January 08, 2023
PIC: WOODSIDE ANIMAL SANCTUARY/APEX 11/10/2022 The RSPCA has revealed more horrifying details about an animal neglect case involving nearly 100 dogs. The charity found 96 dogs in 'disgusting' living conditions at a house in Torquay, Devon. Staff who recovered the animals were 'shocked and horrified' at the sight of them. There were allegations that the dogs had been bred to sell, but that was not confirmed by the RSPCA. Margaret Green Animal Rescue was called in by the RSPCA to remove the animals from the house after they were surrendered by the owner. The charity said it had been a very upsetting experience for its volunteers and it is facing an estimated vet bill of at least ?15,000 to treat the rescued animals. One of the dogs has already had to have an eye removed and another needs surgery for cataracts. All the dogs believed to be mostly shih tzus were infested with fleas and their hair was so matted with faeces they were unable to walk properly. Staff from Margaret Green's centre in Tavistock, Devon went to the house and took 25 of the small dogs into its care. ORIGINAL CAPTIONING 5/10/2022 More than 90 dogs from
The dogs were kept in ‘disgusting’ living conditions at the house in Torquay, Devon (Picture: Woodside Animal Sanctuary)

More than 100 Shih Tzu dogs are now up for adoption after being rescued from a squalid breeding house.

The poor dogs were flea-infested and matted with faeces when officers found them in Torquay, Devon, following a noise complaint in October.

Although 96 animals were rescued at the time, there are now around 150 of them, as so many were pregnant.

The dogs were then split up and distributed to several RSPCA branches to be rehabilitated.

They were absolutely terrified of people at first, but are now ready to be rehomed after the animal charity showed them ‘how kind humans can be’.

RSPCA Cornwall has so far re-homed three dogs, but are on a mission to find forever homes for another ten Shih Tzus.

PIC: RSPCA CORNWALL BRANCH/APEX 11/10/2022 The RSPCA has revealed more horrifying details about an animal neglect case involving nearly 100 dogs. The charity found 96 dogs in 'disgusting' living conditions at a house in Torquay, Devon. Staff who recovered the animals were 'shocked and horrified' at the sight of them. There were allegations that the dogs had been bred to sell, but that was not confirmed by the RSPCA. Margaret Green Animal Rescue was called in by the RSPCA to remove the animals from the house after they were surrendered by the owner. The charity said it had been a very upsetting experience for its volunteers and it is facing an estimated vet bill of at least ?15,000 to treat the rescued animals. One of the dogs has already had to have an eye removed and another needs surgery for cataracts. All the dogs believed to be mostly shih tzus were infested with fleas and their hair was so matted with faeces they were unable to walk properly. Staff from Margaret Green's centre in Tavistock, Devon went to the house and took 25 of the small dogs into its care. ORIGINAL CAPTIONING 5/10/2022 More than 90 dogs from
The animals were ‘shocked and horrified’ at the sight of humans (Picture: RSPCA)
PIC: WOODSIDE ANIMAL SANCTUARY/APEX 11/10/2022 The RSPCA has revealed more horrifying details about an animal neglect case involving nearly 100 dogs. The charity found 96 dogs in 'disgusting' living conditions at a house in Torquay, Devon. Staff who recovered the animals were 'shocked and horrified' at the sight of them. There were allegations that the dogs had been bred to sell, but that was not confirmed by the RSPCA. Margaret Green Animal Rescue was called in by the RSPCA to remove the animals from the house after they were surrendered by the owner. The charity said it had been a very upsetting experience for its volunteers and it is facing an estimated vet bill of at least ?15,000 to treat the rescued animals. One of the dogs has already had to have an eye removed and another needs surgery for cataracts. All the dogs believed to be mostly shih tzus were infested with fleas and their hair was so matted with faeces they were unable to walk properly. Staff from Margaret Green's centre in Tavistock, Devon went to the house and took 25 of the small dogs into its care. ORIGINAL CAPTIONING 5/10/2022 More than 90 dogs from
The dogs’ fur was matted with their own faeces (Picture: Woodside Animal Sanctuary)

New owners must be patient and willing to support the dogs through training and socialisation.

RSPCA spokesperson Sammy Howard said: ‘They have had a difficult start to life and will not just slot into a home, and be grateful that someone took them on.

‘They will be terrified and may take months before they start trusting people, which is a hard sell when asking for someone to welcome a dog into their home.

‘We won’t give up hope that there are people out there for these dogs.’

Potential adopters can apply use the RSPCA website or call the centre on 01637 881455.

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