Stanislaus County officials said they rescued 38 chihuahuas from a home that was apparently hoarding the animals.Vaugh Maurice, executive director of the Stanislaus Animal Services Agency, said the dogs were rescued after a phone call early Monday morning from frantic neighbors calling about a pack of chihuahuas attacking their kids. An officer who responded learned about a bunch of chihuahuas that broke out of a backyard along Moffett Road.Maurice said that while the dogs were actually friendly and that no one was injured, the officer still spoke with the person in the home where the dogs escaped from. There, that officer and backup that was called found what Maurice described to be “filth and waste everywhere” and way more dogs than legally allowed within a home in Stanislaus County. That limit is four pets.Those 38 dogs seized from a Ceres home are now also up for adoption, according to a release from the agency.”The overpopulation of dogs at the single site raised significant health and well-being concerns, including inadequate living conditions, limited access to proper nutrition, and potential threats to the dogs’ overall health,” the release from the agency read. “Recognizing the urgency of the situation, SASA swiftly intervened to ensure the safety and well-being of these Chihuahuas.”To help make the adoption process go smoother, the agency said it is hosting a special adoption event this week that applies to not only the rescued chihuahuas. Them, along with more than 260 other dogs, will be available for adoption for the cost of $7.77. That fee includes services for spaying/neutering, vaccines and microchips.The event will take place at the agency, which is located in Modesto at 3647 Cornucopia Way.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
Stanislaus County officials said they rescued 38 chihuahuas from a home that was apparently hoarding the animals.
Vaugh Maurice, executive director of the Stanislaus Animal Services Agency, said the dogs were rescued after a phone call early Monday morning from frantic neighbors calling about a pack of chihuahuas attacking their kids. An officer who responded learned about a bunch of chihuahuas that broke out of a backyard along Moffett Road.
Maurice said that while the dogs were actually friendly and that no one was injured, the officer still spoke with the person in the home where the dogs escaped from. There, that officer and backup that was called found what Maurice described to be “filth and waste everywhere” and way more dogs than legally allowed within a home in Stanislaus County. That limit is four pets.
Those 38 dogs seized from a Ceres home are now also up for adoption, according to a release from the agency.
“The overpopulation of dogs at the single site raised significant health and well-being concerns, including inadequate living conditions, limited access to proper nutrition, and potential threats to the dogs’ overall health,” the release from the agency read. “Recognizing the urgency of the situation, SASA swiftly intervened to ensure the safety and well-being of these Chihuahuas.”
To help make the adoption process go smoother, the agency said it is hosting a special adoption event this week that applies to not only the rescued chihuahuas. Them, along with more than 260 other dogs, will be available for adoption for the cost of $7.77. That fee includes services for spaying/neutering, vaccines and microchips.
The event will take place at the agency, which is located in Modesto at 3647 Cornucopia Way.
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