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By Kathee Baird
Nearly 100 animals were rescued from a house in Branson that was being run as a personal rescue service.
The Missouri Department of Agriculture and the Humane Society of Missouri removed 40 dogs and 52 other animals including doves, Conyer parrots, cockatiels, love birds, a Ringneck parrot, hamsters, cats, chinchillas, ferrets, rats, and rabbits that were allowed to roam free in the home, or were kept in substandard cages, crates and kennels inside and outside the filthy house.According to a news release from the Humane Society, “The animals were living in very unsanitary conditions with the overwhelming smell of urine obvious to rescuers as they entered the house. Several of the dogs and birds appeared to be very thin and one dog has a long-standing, untreated injury to its paw.”
The owner agreed to voluntarily surrender the animals to the Missouri Department of Agriculture, which immediately transferred permanent custody to the Humane Society of Missouri for veterinary treatment and sheltering.

The rescued animals will arrive Wednesday evening at the Humane Society of Missouri’s Headquarters on Macklind Avenue in St. Louis. Over the next several weeks many of the rehabilitated animals will be available for adoption.

As of Wednesday (11-30-11) evening no charges have been filed against the woman who has not been named.

Anyone interested in adopting the rescued animals can visit the Humane Society of Missouri’s website at www.hsmo.org to see all adoptable animals.

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