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ASPCA Seizes Near-Record 600 Animals From No-Kill Shelter
Source: Associated Press
ASPCA Seizes Near-Record 600 Animals From No-Kill Shelter
By MARTHA WAGGONER, ASSOCIATED PRESS RALEIGH, N.C. — Jan 29, 2016, 5:31 PM ET
One of the largest rescues of companion animals in the history of the ASPCA is being carried out in North Carolina, where 600 or more dogs, cats, horses and other animals have been seized from a no-kill shelter.
About 300 dogs and puppies were already being cared for in two 40,000-square-foot warehouses opened by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The rest were being moved there, cared-for by a total of 140 veterinarians, staffers and volunteers.
Some had untreated injuries and illnesses, and investigators found dozens of carcasses on the 122-acre site, said Tim Rickey, ASPCA vice president of field investigations and response department.
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The animals had been held at The Haven-Friends for Life, a private shelter in Raeford that last had a license from the state in June 2015, managed by Stephen Joseph and Linden Spear, who appeared in court Thursday on animal cruelty charges. Their attorney didn't return a message left by The Associated Press.
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By MARTHA WAGGONER, ASSOCIATED PRESS RALEIGH, N.C. — Jan 29, 2016, 5:31 PM ET
One of the largest rescues of companion animals in the history of the ASPCA is being carried out in North Carolina, where 600 or more dogs, cats, horses and other animals have been seized from a no-kill shelter.
About 300 dogs and puppies were already being cared for in two 40,000-square-foot warehouses opened by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The rest were being moved there, cared-for by a total of 140 veterinarians, staffers and volunteers.
Some had untreated injuries and illnesses, and investigators found dozens of carcasses on the 122-acre site, said Tim Rickey, ASPCA vice president of field investigations and response department.
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The animals had been held at The Haven-Friends for Life, a private shelter in Raeford that last had a license from the state in June 2015, managed by Stephen Joseph and Linden Spear, who appeared in court Thursday on animal cruelty charges. Their attorney didn't return a message left by The Associated Press.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/aspca-makes-huge-seizure-600-animals-kill-shelter-36604495
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