Police find 22 dogs in station wagon with owner
 

Police find 22 dogs in station wagon with owner

Woman locked the doors and refused to come out for constables


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North Texas authorities on Monday seized 22 dogs found crammed inside a station wagon with their owner. The owner locked the car doors and refused to come out when a constable tried to serve her a warrant.

POTTSBORO, Texas - North Texas authorities seized 22 dogs found crammed inside a station wagon with their owner. The owner locked the car doors and refused to come out when a constable tried to serve her a warrant for the seizure of the dogs early Monday, said SPCA spokeswoman Maura Davies.
Two puppies and 20 dogs were taken to a shelter until a judge decides who gets custody, the SPCA said. A hearing on the custody of the animals is set for Feb. 16 in Denison.
The dogs were in the car along with a pot of water, blankets and waste.

"The car was soaked with urine and covered in feces. The ammonia level in the vehicle was 23 parts per million even after the doors had been opened for several minutes. As a frame of reference, humans start experiencing health issues at 12 parts per million," Courtney Stevens, SPCA of Texas rescue and investigations supervisor, said in a news release.

The owner does not face charges, Grayson County constable Michael Putman said. She was not coherent and the SPCA said it has contacted Adult Protective Services about the woman.

Pottsboro is about 70 miles north of Dallas.


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wow major dog hoarder. poor lady and poor dogs!

Sad, but at least she didn't dump em...

I really dont understand how she could breathe with all that ammonia. Hopefuly the dogs and the woman will get the help they need.

How isnt that lady dead? and how the heck did she sit in the car with all that odor

Human stupidity, never ceases to amaze me.

Not trying to condone any sort of animal abuse but most hoarders really dont see it as a bad thing they're doing.They are mentally ill not stupid.They honestly think they are doing good by the animals and saving them from a life on the streets,in many cases they are elderly people who are just very alone and not all there mentally who start with nothing but good intentions and quickly get overwhelmed.It is easy to feel very bad for those dogs ,but as fellow humans we need to understand that animal hoarding is a mental sickness and these people are not the same as the assholes who intentionally abuse and neglect animals.

Good point chloesredboy2