57 dogs among 223 animals seized from Summit Township farm in cruelty probe
More than 200 domestic and farm animals were seized from a Summit Township farm where the remains of many others were found in an animal cruelty investigation that was launched when authorities received a video that captured living conditions on the property.
The 223 seized animals — dogs, cats, pot-bellied pigs, ducks, geese, chickens and pigeons — were removed from the property at 7671 Edinboro Road on Saturday night and are in the care of the A.N.N.A. Shelter and its veterinarians as the Pennsylvania State Police continues its investigation into the matter.
No charges had been filed against anyone in the incident as of Monday, according to state police.
According to state police, the investigation was launched Saturday when troopers received a video recording of the living conditions of numerous animals on the farm. Troopers made contact with the farm's owners, and during a walk-through, "it was discovered that the living conditions were determined to be inhumane," state police wrote in a news release issued on Sunday.
Troopers wrote that they also discovered the remains of numerous dead animals on a burn pile on the property. State police then obtained a search warrant to do a full investigation of the property, according to the release.
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A.N.N.A Shelter officials wrote on their Facebook page that the animals seized included 57 dogs, mostly puppies. All of the animals are now receiving medical care, according to the posting.
Ruth Thompson, Director of the A.N.N.A Shelter, said two cats, two pigs and a multitude of birds were also seized.
"All the animals are full of parasites, as you'd expect," she said, adding that the chickens are "...beyond starving. We're trying to get them hydrated and fed. But they're dying as we go."
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