CNYSPCA takes in over 50 dogs from hoarding house in Oneida County
ONEIDA COUNTY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The CNYSPCA is making a desperate plea for toys, blankets, towels, and bleach laundry detergent after taking in over 50 dogs from a hoarding house in Oneida County.
A total of 61 dogs, mainly beagles and beagle/chihuahua mixes, were seized from a house in the Town of Westmoreland on Tuesday, Oct. 10, as part of an animal cruelty investigation.
According to the CNYSPCA, the dogs were kept inside in a gated part of the house and were not let out, leaving them in extremely unsanitary conditions.
“The conditions of the house were deplorable with the dogs going to the bathroom on the floors and furniture, the smell of ammonia was almost toxic and the poor things were never let outside or even had open windows,” said Troy Waffner, CEO of CNYSPCA.
The dogs ranged in age from a few days old to at least fourteen years old, and upon taking them in, Waffner said that they found six of the dogs were pregnant.
All of the 61 dogs are currently at the CNYSPCA and are being given medical exams and care, vaccinations, and will be spayed and neutered. Once they are healthy, all of the dogs will eventually be available for adoption.
Waffner said that it was unusual in the number of dogs seized, however, the organization says they “seize animals on a somewhat regular basis that are part of cruelty investigations.”
The CNYSPCA is accepting donations of bleach, laundry detergent, blankets, towels, toys, and wet food that can be dropped off at their facility at 5878 East Molloy Road in Syracuse. People can also make monetary donations to cover the cost of the animal’s medical care.
“The sheer number of dogs is overwhelming but we are doing the intake process and the dogs will be housed in our kennels and from here on out they are going to be well cared for and well taken care of,” Waffner said. “Cases like this really make you take a step back but the silver lining is that we have got the dogs here and we will get them into a family where they can live their best lives.”
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