10 dogs rescued in Greene County among 50 saved by Humane Society of Missouri
GREENE COUNTY, Mo. – Ten of 50 dogs rescued today by the Humane Society of Missouri are from a resident in Greene County.
Laura Keller, Humane Society spokeswoman, said the dogs were taken from an owner who was overwhelmed by the demands of caring for the animals she described as being 'in rough shape.'
The 10 and 40 others taken from what Keller called 'puppy mill' situations in the state are being taken to the society's facility in St, Louis for health evaluations and emergency veterinary treatment.
Two dozen cats from an abandoned property in Phelps County also were rescued by the HSMO's Animal Cruelty Task Force, she said.
'While there's no such thing as a typical day at the Humane Society of Missouri, bringing 75 animals in from three different rescues definitely puts a strain on our resources, including our people,' HSMO president Kathy Warnick said in a news release.
'The fact that it's happening on our Annual Day of Giving definitely shines a spotlight on our mission and real ways we put that mission into action every day.'
HSMO expects to make the animals available for adoption after they have been spayed or neutered, received their vaccines and been evaluated by our behavior team. As the animals recover, medically and behaviorally, they will be made available for adoption on a case-by-case basis.
There is no current timeline for when the dogs and cats rescued today will be ready for adoption, but interested adopters can check the HSMO website at hsmo.org/adopt to see when they become available, according to the news release.
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