Officials in Middleborough said Friday that more than a dozen dogs in need of medical care were removed from a condemned home.
Animal control officers responded to the Precinct Street house as part of an animal welfare investigation.
The town said officers found 17 dogsin poor shape inside the house.
“The unregistered dogs had no access to food or water and lived in filth,” a release from the town said.
Animal control also rescued two cats, a turtle and a guinea pig.
Town officials said the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at the same time executed a warrant involving horses on the property.
The house was condemned as a health hazard, and the fire department said it was a fire hazard.
No charges were immediately filed, but the investigation was ongoing.
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