Dogs Rescued From Puppy Mill/Trailer

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CHESTER COUNTY, N.C. -- Acting on a tip, sheriff’s deputies found dozens of dogs living in poor conditions in a mobile home.

Shirley Turner, 58, told deputies that she was in poor health and knew she couldn't care for the dogs in and around her Chester County home.

She knew she had a problem, and really wanted some help," said Mary Anne Tolbert, a Chester County Animal Control supervisor.

Tolbert, along with deputies, went to Turner's home on Old Richburg Road on Wednesday after getting an anonymous tip.

“The tip said there were lots of dogs there living in very poor conditions,” Sheriff Richard Smith said.

When they entered the single-wide trailer, they said they found 14 dogs in the home that reeked of urine and feces. Some dogs were in raised cages, while others wandered the house strewn with trash, clothes and junk.

“One dog had lost control of its bowels, and there was a lot of feces on the walls," Tolbert said. “The smell alone -- I couldn't stay in there.”

Officials said they found another 26 dogs outside the home in pens. They had water, but it was greenish and clearly had not been changed in some time.

Turner signed over 40 dogs to Animal Control. They rescued pugs, Shih Tzus, English and French bulldogs, maltipoos, Jack Russel terriers, chihuahuas and Boston terriers.
Though they had been fed, many of the dogs had eye problems and infections related to fleas and poor living conditions. Only four are still being held at Animal Control. Most of them have been placed into the care of animal rescue groups until they can be adopted.

If you’re interested in adopting one of the dogs, click here or call 803-385-634.
Turner is out of jail on a $7,500 bond.

This is the second puppy mill reported in Chester County in the last two months. Melissa Lyles, 76, was charged with ill treatment of animals after deputies said they found 87 chihuahuas in her home. Those dogs were quickly released for adoption, and all of them found new homes within a week.

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[donegaveup]

I'm glad they were rescued. Wonder if the trailer had air conditioning? A trailer without air would be very much like living in a car heat wise I think. I'd love to get one of those English bulldogs. I don't need any more animals and would berate myself endlessly for getting another one, but I couldn't turn down an English bulldog.

[smallwonder4]

I think NC is right up there with PA and MO for top puppy mill states.

When the dept. of health came to inspect my kennel recently the guy was telling me about the difference between the "inventory" at different pet stores based on where they came from. It seems PA puppies are often in barns and carry upper respiratory infections whereas the ones from MO raised in chicken coops and on chains don't seem to have the respiratory issues as much as just your general clusterfuck breeding issues... and yet people are shelling out HUNDREDS for that doggy in the window. SMH. The local police departments also used go through a broker in NC and were telling me about the 5 dogs they've had to send back in the last couple years due to health defects. They now go through a guy in CT to get European dogs, but they come with health issues too. R-E-S-C-U-E, PEOPLE, PLEASE!!! Once there's no more money in the puppy industry, it will shrivel up and collapse, but as long as some asshole can keep banging out little mutt puppies and sell them for $1200 a pop while keeping their breeding stock in miserable conditions, the cycle of cruelty will continue.