Yesterday, September 18th, the PSPCA rescued 18 dogs and puppies who were found to be living in filthy conditions from an unlicensed breeder in Lancaster County as stated in a press release.
Humane Officers executed a search warrant Friday afternoon at a Lancaster, PA farm after receiving a tip from the Pennsylvania’s Office of Dog Law Enforcement. What was found was a variety of dogs and puppies in an outbuilding with waste throughout their enclosures. All of the canines were removed and taken to the PSCPA headquarters for medical evaluations and treatment.
The dogs and puppies are not currently available for adoption.
This is the third large scale search warrant by the PSPCA in the last 9 months in Lancaster County. Last December, 62 dogs were rescued unsanitary conditions from a residence also in LItitz. In April, 19 dogs were rescued from the same property. The owners pled guilty to all charges.
“Being able to respond so quickly to animals suffering like this is a top priority for the PSPCA,” said PSPCA CEO jerry Buckley.
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We live in Lancaster County and have worked with several anti-puppymill organizations for many years. I can promise you that a lot of the Amish and Mennonite farms have unlicensed puppymills. The conditions are horrendous and the poor dogs who are lucky enough to go to a rescue and not shot, drowned or starved to death when they are no longer able to produce the “cash crop” are in DEPLORABLE condition! They are greedy, selfish and cruel when animals are involved but are really good at faking nice to the tourists!
Thank you, Gail, for saying this. I have stated this repeatedly over the years. The majority of the puppy mills went underground after our new dog law. Many closed but puppy mills exist in PA and they thrive contrary to what some have said. I’ve always stuck by this fact. Thank you, so much for your comments!
Tina
I remember a reporter working for a Philadelphia newspaper repeatedly say how all these mills closed down after the new law went into effect and it was never true. They went underground and are unlicensed. Why can’t they shut them down when they remove the dogs? That certainly is confusing.