Acting on information from a local animal control facility and working in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), on Thursday the Humane Society of Missouri Animal Cruelty Task Force rescued 36 yorkshire terrier and maltese, 32 adults and 4 puppies, from an unlicensed breeding facility near Ozark, Mo. in Christian County.
The Missouri Department of Agriculture said the dogs were living in deplorable conditions in the basement of the owner’s home. The dogs’ crates were stacked on top of each other with many of the dogs and puppies living in their own waste.  The concrete floor was wet with urine. The dogs appeared to be thin with coats matted with feces and urine. The only available water and food for the animals was contaminated with feces.
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 Thursday afternoon at the Humane Society of Missouri’s headquarters on Macklind Avenue in St. Louis, Mo.  As they become healthy over the next several weeks, as many of the dogs as possible will be made available for adoption.

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