Three dogs – a Bernese mountain dog and two other small dog breeds – will need medical help from their future families
Three dogs in Pennsylvania have a new life after being rescued.
The canines were part of an animal abuse and hoarding case, in which a couple, identified as Nyal and Renee Piper, are accused of fostering and neglecting dozens of animals, according to WTAJ and the Associated Press.
Three dogs — a Bernese Mountain Dog and two other small dog breeds — were found at the couple’s Johnstown, Penn., home and brought to the Bedford County Humane Society. So far, 90 dogs, eight cats and a turtle that belonged to the couple have been rescued.
The Bedford County Humane Society told WTAJ that the dogs were found in poor health due to the poor conditions they were living in and will require significant rehabilitation.
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“We always try to match them up with the right home,” Kathy Ramsey of the Bedford Humane Society told WTAJ. “Potential adoptive parents must be able to take care of them medically. Some of them have health problems, so they should be able to take that responsibility.”
Court documents obtained by the outlet stated that the cubs were kept in floor-to-ceiling cages and were not given much food or water. Officers also noticed that the inside of the house was covered in dog feces.
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Some families have adopted dogs that have been rescued from animal abuse cases and have different experiences when it comes to rehabilitating pets.
One pet adopter noted to WTAJ that she had a longer road to rehabilitation with the dog she chose, since the pup “didn’t know how to eat from a bowl or drink water.” She also had to take the dog to the vet for a “tooth extraction” due to an “infection” and medication.
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Another adopter, Jackie Byer, said the 5-year-old corgi she adopted didn’t require that much medical attention, but she understood why many other dogs were struggling. She had previously assisted the Bedford County Humane Society in rescues and remembered how horrible the puppies looked when they arrived.
“You couldn’t even recognize them,” Byer said. “They were so distraught and we went into the shaving and grooming room to see them and help them.”
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