Police Chief Wade Steinbring confirmed to the Warroad Pioneer that the animals had been kept indoors for nearly 3 years, and that the basement of the home occupied by a male owner and his female companion was filled with an estimated two to three feet of feces.There was also feces on the walls, stairs, countertops, and just about every surface in the home, according to Steinbring.
The animals were rescued from the home on January 10 by humane volunteers, who took them to the Pennington County Humane Society for care and evaulation. Neighbors were reportedly not aware of the situation because there was no odor, little noise, and they never saw any of the animals outside.
The Warroad City Council met last week to declare the home a public nuisance and health hazard, and ordered board-up operations to begin. http://www.kare11.com/news/article/957407/391/Dogs-rescued-from-home-of-alleged-Warroad-hoarders
KAREN CONACTED THE DIRECTOR OF PENNINGTON HUMANE SOCIETY:
Some of our Red Lake Rosie's Rescue supporters in the metro have heard about the dilemma and are wondering if you would want to send out any animals to other groups?
Need food, $$ or other help?
So sorry- as it is always when the weather is the worst that these things are exposed! God bless you!
Karen
RESPONSE:
Once it is cleared thru the courts that we can rehome the dogs, we will definitely be looking to other groups to help out with them. They are still very skittish & under-socialized. We are short on kennel help right now & just don't have the time or resources to spend with them to get them comfortable with different situations. In my opinion, most of them will be ok to adopt out if given sufficient independent time with patient people.
It's just not going to happen here.
Thanks again!
Dawn
Please send donations to:Pennington County Humane Society
15598 U.S. Hwy 59 NE
P.O. Box 64
Thief River Falls, MN 56701
pawstrf@pawstrf.org
We were home to a dog that was raised in an environment similar to the environment that these puppies were raised in. As cute as they are and as sweet as they can be, they honestly will not assimilate to a "home" environment as we know it. Many hearts will be broken. The problem is not with the foster homes, the problem was at the origin. Let the foster homes house dogs that will assimilate and put the dogs that will never assimilate out of their misery. It really is the most humane thing to do.
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