The Beaver County Humane Society is seeking the public’s support after nine stray, starved dogs were found abandoned in a wooded area last weekend. In a statement from the humane society Wednesday, the group of pit bulls were found in New Sewickley Township, without collars or microchips. The dogs were said to range from the ages of six months to two years old. The dogs were said to have been recovered from different areas over a two-mile radius in the township, leading investigators to believe the dogs are related and likely came from the same situation.“Given that these dogs were recovered in roughly the same geographical area while sharing similar appearances, conditions, and ages, we’re fairly certain that they are related and were dumped as a group,” Humane Society police officer at BCHS, Wendi Stafford, said in the statement. The statement said all nine dogs are in stable but dire condition since they were found. The humane society said one additional female dog was recovered with the other nine but, unfortunately, passed away. “She was so horrifically emaciated that she couldn’t stand or walk,” Executive Director at BCHS Alison Yazer said in the statement on the dog’s condition. “She was suffering from severe sepsis, dangerously high blood pressure, soiled and scabbed-over skin and paws, and exposed bone—all of which directly led to her passing.”It is illegal to abandon dogs in Pennsylvania and is punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 per animal.BCHS Humane Society is asking anyone with information to contact the society’s investigation department at 724-775-5801 ext. 143.
The Beaver County Humane Society is seeking the public’s support after nine stray, starved dogs were found abandoned in a wooded area last weekend.
In a statement from the humane society Wednesday, the group of pit bulls were found in New Sewickley Township, without collars or microchips. The dogs were said to range from the ages of six months to two years old.
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The dogs were said to have been recovered from different areas over a two-mile radius in the township, leading investigators to believe the dogs are related and likely came from the same situation.
“Given that these dogs were recovered in roughly the same geographical area while sharing similar appearances, conditions, and ages, we’re fairly certain that they are related and were dumped as a group,” Humane Society police officer at BCHS, Wendi Stafford, said in the statement.
The statement said all nine dogs are in stable but dire condition since they were found. The humane society said one additional female dog was recovered with the other nine but, unfortunately, passed away.
“She was so horrifically emaciated that she couldn’t stand or walk,” Executive Director at BCHS Alison Yazer said in the statement on the dog’s condition. “She was suffering from severe sepsis, dangerously high blood pressure, soiled and scabbed-over skin and paws, and exposed bone—all of which directly led to her passing.”
It is illegal to abandon dogs in Pennsylvania and is punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 per animal.
BCHS Humane Society is asking anyone with information to contact the society’s investigation department at 724-775-5801 ext. 143.
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