SAN ANTONIO – Several of the dogs rescued from a Bexar County puppy mill in early August are prepared to be embraced, according to Bexar County authorities.
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and Bexar County Animal Control seized 80 animals from a home on the far Southwest Side on Aug. 6.
Sixty of the animals are dogs. Brandon Hollenback, a live result expert with the Bexar County Environmental Services Department, has actually assisted take care of them.
“They’re scared of the world,” he said. “But that’s our job — to kind of have them ease them into, you know, a loving environment.”
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said the 79-year-old property owner kept the dogs outside in kennels, feeding them bread and water.
“A pretty deplorable situation that we found these animals in,” he said throughout an Aug. 3 interview.
Nearly 2 weeks later on, BCSO said no one has actually been detained. The firm said it’s still examining and said charges are pending.
Bexar County Animal Control Officer J’Ana Cortez went to the home and cataloged all the animals.
“It was very sad,” she said. “You could tell a lot of the animals hadn’t been handled in a very long time.”
Hollenback said 5 dogs have actually been embraced.
He said about a lots dogs are available to go to at the county center at 5510 Duffek Drive in Kirby.
Hollenback said the remainder of the dogs are with the following location rescue groups:
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Heart of Texas SPCA
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God’s Dogs Rescue
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Poquita Paws Rescue
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4 Little Paws
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A Doggie 4 You
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Footbridge Foundation
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Wag’n Purr Animal Rescue
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