There were 129 pooches rescued from despicable conditions in what appeared to be a puppy mill in a home in Tonopah, AZ.
On Tuesday, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office stepped in to save the dogs, majority of which were pugs. The Sheriff's Office heard about the home from a person who planned to buy one of the dogs, unaware of the crammed, filthy conditions shown below.
The MCSO’s MASH, a no-kill shelter started by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, will take care of most of the dogs. The Arizona Pug Adoption and Rescue Network is also helping by taking dozens of them in.
It's all too familiar for the pug rescue, which received 22 dogs from the same breeders in August. The breeders may now face charges.
Rescuers are hoping that the pooches will find a loving forever home, much like Little Belle, who was saved from a puppy mill in Portugal.
“Hopefully these poor little doggies aren't in as bad a shape as the ones we got in August, because they were in really, really sad condition — horribly socialized. We have still a few that have not been able to go up for adoption because they are so terrified of people,” said Terri Wood, the rescue’s leader.
In a few days, some of the dogs should be up for adoption.
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