Middleborough, Massachusetts, home condemned after 17 dogs, other pets found in poor conditions

Seventeen dogs needing medical care and several other animals will be removed from a Massachusetts home Friday after being found living in filth without proper food and water, according to Middleborough town officials. Town Manager Jay McGrail and Health Agent Kayla Smith said officials responded to 53 Precinct St. to execute an administrative warrant as part of an animal welfare investigation.“Animal control officers located 17 dogs needing medical care inside the home. The unregistered dogs had no access to food or water and lived in filth,” town officials said in a statement. The MSPCA Law Enforcement Department also executed a criminal warrant regarding horses on the property, town officials said.One dog needing urgent medical attention was immediately removed from the house and is now being cared for by animal control, town officials said. The 16 remaining dogs, along with two cats, a turtle and a guinea pig, will also be removed from the home. The house was condemned because “it is a health hazard, and the Middleborough Fire Department determined it to be a fire hazard,” town officials said.No criminal charges have been filed yet in the case.

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