117 dogs removed from home in largest rescue on record for Animal Friends

WPXI ^ | September 12, 2019

[rightwingintelligentsia]

ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. - More than 100 dogs were removed Wednesday from a home in Ross Township, making it the largest rescue on record for Animal Friends, officials said.

In all, 117 dogs were taken from the home on Ridgeside Road. Twenty-five of them were puppies and the rest were middle-aged.

Crews needed hazmat suits to enter the home because of high ammonia levels, officials said.

Firefighters cooled down dozens of dogs and loaded them on a box truck, which transported them to Animal Friends to receive care and get a second chance at life.

Officials said Thursday none of the dogs, most of which are Australian Shepherds and shepherd mixes, have died.

[Veto!]

I really don’t understand why people do this. Thank heavens they were rescued in time. Hope they all find loving homes .

[EinNYC]

Glad the doggies were rescued from those jerks.

[treetopsandroofs]

“Glad the doggies were rescued from those jerks.”

Hey now, per WhoopieG, it could very likely just be a part of their cultural upbringing.

Unless they’re Caucasian, of course.

[Wuli]

I think they actually classify this as a mental health problem now known as “domestic animal hoarding”.

[headstamp 2]

[[I really don’t understand why people do this.]]

Form of mental illness. A type of hoarding.

[SpaceBar]

It’s called mental illness.

[SpaceBar]

for a reason.

[Robert DeLong]

AS the saying goes, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

[lee martell]

Just the idea of having to clean up after that many dogs by myself would keep me from ever hording too many.
It’s even worse with cats!

This must be a low priority with law enforcement.
This is based on a neighbor complaint from last June.

[lee martell]

‘Firefighters cooled down dozens of dogs, and loaded them onto a box truck.”

Does that mean the dogs were sprayed down with water from the fire hose? The animals probably did need washing, but I’m sure that was frightening to them. Strangers busting into their home, then spraying them with ‘cold’ water.

[Still Thinking]

Dayum! I love dogs, but not 117 at a time.

[Still Thinking]

Maybe they’re ranching and the dogs are livestock.

[deport]

Now that is what you call a house full of dogs.

[deport]

They maybe able to afford a new roof now that the dogs are gone.

A little doggie here
A little doggie there
everywhere doggies

[Fedora]

More than 100 dogs were removed Wednesday from a home in Ross Township, making it the largest rescue on record for Animal Friends, officials said.

The bottom of this group's website links to the Best Friends Animal Society, a spinoff of the Process Church of the Final Judgment, a notorious cult that abuses animals, particularly German shepherds.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Were they all Dalmatians?

[Fedora]

August 2018/Abilene, Texas: ReporterNews.com reported that Abilene Animal Services had implemented “no-kill” policies to reduce intake at the city’s shelter. The shelter reportedly receives more than 80 unwanted, lost, and homeless animals on some days. Intake hours had been reduced to 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday—times when most people are working. City residents would no longer be able to surrender animals without an appointment, and the facility wouldn’t accept any animals from those outside the city without an appointment. The changes had reportedly been made at the request of Best Friends Animal Society, which pushes for similar harmful policies nationwide. . .May 2014/Cheyenne, Wyoming: WyomingNews.com reported that a self-professed dog “rescuer” and alleged hoarder surrendered to authorities 53 of 57 dogs she claimed to be transporting to Best Friends Animal Society in Utah. She gave up the animals after authorities found indications that they were being neglected in a transport trailer. Veterinarians examining the animals reportedly found that “the overall health of a number of the dogs was poor.” Animal control officials reported that none of the surrendered dogs would be returned to the “rescuer.”. . .: ‘No-Kill’ Policies Slowly Killing Animals

[Artemis Webb]

You’re guessing then preaching based on your “guess”.
Since a professional rescue agency (likely with vets) was there I doubt your theory is correct.

[OrangeHoof]

Maybe all 117 were “comfort” dogs...