Sheriff’s deputies seized 18 useless frozen puppies Friday from a home in rural Oregon that investigators consider have been used to feed the home-owner’s pet snakes, authorities stated.
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office obtained a search warrant final week for the property north of Portland after the company was tipped off a few resident freezing litters of puppies for snake meals, in response to a information launch.
The frozen our bodies of the 18 puppies investigators discovered throughout the search have been transported to the Oregon Humane Society to find out how the animals died, the sheriff’s workplace stated.
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One snake turned over to wildlife division
The search took place Friday at a rural property in Goble, an unincorporated group 40 miles north of Portland.
Investigators additionally reported discovering a number of snakes on the home, one in every of which was turned over to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. It was unclear why only one snake was seized and what has since turn into of it.
USA TODAY left a message Monday morning with the wildlife division that was not instantly returned.
The humane society additionally didn’t instantly return a message to USA TODAY looking for data on whether or not a reason behind loss of life has since been decided.
District legal professional to think about fees
The sheriff’s workplace didn’t announce any arrests in its information launch and didn’t instantly return USA TODAY’s message Monday looking for any updates on the investigation.
A spokesperson for the sheriff’s workplace advised KOIN that the Columbia County District Attorney Joshua Pond’s workplace is contemplating fees.
When reached Monday by USA TODAY, Pond stated the incident continues to be being investigated and no fees have but been filed.
“We are taking this matter very significantly and such conduct merely can’t be allowed or tolerated,” Pond stated in a press release. “I belief each my workplace and our native regulation enforcement to build a case that may successfully prosecute the offender for his or her actions.”
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