MSCPA seizes 69 dogs in Westminster Sentinel & Enterprise Updated: 01/05/2015 06:06:56 PM EST0 Comments By Anna Burgess aburgess@sentinelandenterprise WESTMINSTER -- A local kennel was raided by the MSPCA Monday, resulting in animal control taking 69 dogs into custody. The MSPCA and local animal control officer Mark Ransom seized the dogs from 21 Harrington Rd., where they were being kept in cages outside. MSPCA Public Relations Director Rob Halpin said the dogs have not yet been brought to an MSPCA facility, but likely will be on Tuesday. I think they were taken to the local animal control center for the night, he said, just to get them out of the cold. According to Westminster police, the dogs were brought to Wachusett Animal Hospital for the night. Once they are brought to an MSPCA location, Halpin said the organization will assess their health needs and determine whether to proceed with legal action against the owners. Because the dogs were all daschunds, Halpin suspects that they were being bred illegally. Sixty-nine dogs living in cages outside, under the radar? he said. I suspect that these dogs were all being bred for sale. As for how the MSPCA heard about the Harrington Road kennel, Halpin said, Most of the tips we receive are tips from the public, but added that he wasnt sure if that was what happened here. Read more: sentinelandenterprise/breakingnews/ci_27262158/mscpa-seizes-69-dogs-westminster#ixzz3O0C1F7SX
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 01:53:16 +0000
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